What is the Least Common Multiple of 24641 and 24658?

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 24641 and 24658 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24641 and 24658, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24641,24658) = 1
LCM(24641,24658) = ( 24641 × 24658) / 1
LCM(24641,24658) = 607597778 / 1
LCM(24641,24658) = 607597778

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24641 and 24658 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24641 and 24658. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24641 and 24658.

Prime Factorization of 24641

Prime Factorization of 24658

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24641 and 24658.

LCM(24641,24658) = 41¹ × 601¹ × 2¹ × 12329¹
LCM(24641,24658) = 607597778