What is the Least Common Multiple of 24550 and 24562?

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 24550 and 24562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24550 and 24562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24550,24562) = 2
LCM(24550,24562) = ( 24550 × 24562) / 2
LCM(24550,24562) = 602997100 / 2
LCM(24550,24562) = 301498550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24550 and 24562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24550 and 24562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24550 and 24562.

Prime Factorization of 24550

Prime Factorization of 24562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24550 and 24562.

LCM(24550,24562) = 2¹ × 5² × 491¹ × 12281¹
LCM(24550,24562) = 301498550