What is the Least Common Multiple of 24634 and 24648?

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 24634 and 24648 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24634 and 24648, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24634,24648) = 2
LCM(24634,24648) = ( 24634 × 24648) / 2
LCM(24634,24648) = 607178832 / 2
LCM(24634,24648) = 303589416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24634 and 24648 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24634 and 24648. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24634 and 24648.

Prime Factorization of 24634

Prime Factorization of 24648

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24634 and 24648.

LCM(24634,24648) = 2³ × 109¹ × 113¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 79¹
LCM(24634,24648) = 303589416