What is the Least Common Multiple of 24517 and 24537?

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 24517 and 24537 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24517 and 24537, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24517,24537) = 1
LCM(24517,24537) = ( 24517 × 24537) / 1
LCM(24517,24537) = 601573629 / 1
LCM(24517,24537) = 601573629

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24517 and 24537 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24517 and 24537. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24517 and 24537.

Prime Factorization of 24517

Prime Factorization of 24537

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24517 and 24537.

LCM(24517,24537) = 24517¹ × 3¹ × 8179¹
LCM(24517,24537) = 601573629