What is the Least Common Multiple of 24471 and 24487?

Least common multiple or lowest common denominator (lcd) can be calculated in two way; with the LCM formula calculation of greatest common factor (GCF), or multiplying the prime factors with the highest exponent factor.

Least Common Multiple of 24471 and 24487 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24471 and 24487, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24471,24487) = 1
LCM(24471,24487) = ( 24471 × 24487) / 1
LCM(24471,24487) = 599221377 / 1
LCM(24471,24487) = 599221377

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24471 and 24487 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24471 and 24487. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24471 and 24487.

Prime Factorization of 24471

Prime Factorization of 24487

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24471 and 24487.

LCM(24471,24487) = 3² × 2719¹ × 47¹ × 521¹
LCM(24471,24487) = 599221377