What is the Least Common Multiple of 24491 and 24508?

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 24491 and 24508 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24491 and 24508, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24491,24508) = 1
LCM(24491,24508) = ( 24491 × 24508) / 1
LCM(24491,24508) = 600225428 / 1
LCM(24491,24508) = 600225428

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24491 and 24508 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24491 and 24508. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24491 and 24508.

Prime Factorization of 24491

Prime Factorization of 24508

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24491 and 24508.

LCM(24491,24508) = 19¹ × 1289¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 557¹
LCM(24491,24508) = 600225428