What is the Least Common Multiple of 24526 and 24530?

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 24526 and 24530 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24526 and 24530, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24526,24530) = 2
LCM(24526,24530) = ( 24526 × 24530) / 2
LCM(24526,24530) = 601622780 / 2
LCM(24526,24530) = 300811390

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24526 and 24530 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24526 and 24530. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24526 and 24530.

Prime Factorization of 24526

Prime Factorization of 24530

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24526 and 24530.

LCM(24526,24530) = 2¹ × 12263¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 223¹
LCM(24526,24530) = 300811390