What is the Least Common Multiple of 24604 and 24616?

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 24616 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 24616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24604,24616) = 4
LCM(24604,24616) = ( 24604 × 24616) / 4
LCM(24604,24616) = 605652064 / 4
LCM(24604,24616) = 151413016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24604 and 24616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24604 and 24616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24604 and 24616.

Prime Factorization of 24604

Prime Factorization of 24616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24604 and 24616.

LCM(24604,24616) = 2³ × 6151¹ × 17¹ × 181¹
LCM(24604,24616) = 151413016