What is the Least Common Multiple of 24504 and 24522?

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 24504 and 24522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24504 and 24522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24504,24522) = 6
LCM(24504,24522) = ( 24504 × 24522) / 6
LCM(24504,24522) = 600887088 / 6
LCM(24504,24522) = 100147848

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24504 and 24522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24504 and 24522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24504 and 24522.

Prime Factorization of 24504

Prime Factorization of 24522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24504 and 24522.

LCM(24504,24522) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1021¹ × 61¹ × 67¹
LCM(24504,24522) = 100147848