What is the Least Common Multiple of 24596 and 24606?

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 24596 and 24606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24596 and 24606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24596,24606) = 2
LCM(24596,24606) = ( 24596 × 24606) / 2
LCM(24596,24606) = 605209176 / 2
LCM(24596,24606) = 302604588

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24596 and 24606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24596 and 24606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24596 and 24606.

Prime Factorization of 24596

Prime Factorization of 24606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24596 and 24606.

LCM(24596,24606) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 3² × 1367¹
LCM(24596,24606) = 302604588