What is the Least Common Multiple of 24582 and 24598?

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 24582 and 24598 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24582 and 24598, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24582,24598) = 2
LCM(24582,24598) = ( 24582 × 24598) / 2
LCM(24582,24598) = 604668036 / 2
LCM(24582,24598) = 302334018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24582 and 24598 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24582 and 24598. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24582 and 24598.

Prime Factorization of 24582

Prime Factorization of 24598

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24582 and 24598.

LCM(24582,24598) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 241¹ × 7² × 251¹
LCM(24582,24598) = 302334018