What is the Least Common Multiple of 24594 and 24604?

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 24594 and 24604 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24594 and 24604, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24594,24604) = 2
LCM(24594,24604) = ( 24594 × 24604) / 2
LCM(24594,24604) = 605110776 / 2
LCM(24594,24604) = 302555388

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24594 and 24604 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24594 and 24604. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24594 and 24604.

Prime Factorization of 24594

Prime Factorization of 24604

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24594 and 24604.

LCM(24594,24604) = 2² × 3¹ × 4099¹ × 6151¹
LCM(24594,24604) = 302555388