What is the Least Common Multiple of 24546 and 24551?

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 24546 and 24551 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24546 and 24551, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24546,24551) = 1
LCM(24546,24551) = ( 24546 × 24551) / 1
LCM(24546,24551) = 602628846 / 1
LCM(24546,24551) = 602628846

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24546 and 24551 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24546 and 24551. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24546 and 24551.

Prime Factorization of 24546

Prime Factorization of 24551

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24546 and 24551.

LCM(24546,24551) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4091¹ × 24551¹
LCM(24546,24551) = 602628846