What is the Least Common Multiple of 24604 and 24612?

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 24604 and 24612 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24604 and 24612, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24604,24612) = 4
LCM(24604,24612) = ( 24604 × 24612) / 4
LCM(24604,24612) = 605553648 / 4
LCM(24604,24612) = 151388412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24604 and 24612 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24604 and 24612. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24604 and 24612.

Prime Factorization of 24604

Prime Factorization of 24612

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24604 and 24612.

LCM(24604,24612) = 2² × 6151¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 293¹
LCM(24604,24612) = 151388412