What is the Least Common Multiple of 24698 and 24708?

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 24698 and 24708 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24698 and 24708, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24698,24708) = 2
LCM(24698,24708) = ( 24698 × 24708) / 2
LCM(24698,24708) = 610238184 / 2
LCM(24698,24708) = 305119092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24698 and 24708 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24698 and 24708. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24698 and 24708.

Prime Factorization of 24698

Prime Factorization of 24708

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24698 and 24708.

LCM(24698,24708) = 2² × 53¹ × 233¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 71¹
LCM(24698,24708) = 305119092