What is the Least Common Multiple of 24646 and 24666?

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 24646 and 24666 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24646 and 24666, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24646,24666) = 2
LCM(24646,24666) = ( 24646 × 24666) / 2
LCM(24646,24666) = 607918236 / 2
LCM(24646,24666) = 303959118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24646 and 24666 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24646 and 24666. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24646 and 24666.

Prime Factorization of 24646

Prime Factorization of 24666

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24646 and 24666.

LCM(24646,24666) = 2¹ × 12323¹ × 3¹ × 4111¹
LCM(24646,24666) = 303959118