What is the Least Common Multiple of 24690 and 24696?

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 24690 and 24696 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24690 and 24696, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24690,24696) = 6
LCM(24690,24696) = ( 24690 × 24696) / 6
LCM(24690,24696) = 609744240 / 6
LCM(24690,24696) = 101624040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24690 and 24696 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24690 and 24696. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24690 and 24696.

Prime Factorization of 24690

Prime Factorization of 24696

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24690 and 24696.

LCM(24690,24696) = 2³ × 3² × 5¹ × 823¹ × 7³
LCM(24690,24696) = 101624040