What is the Least Common Multiple of 24722 and 24730?

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 24722 and 24730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24722 and 24730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24722,24730) = 2
LCM(24722,24730) = ( 24722 × 24730) / 2
LCM(24722,24730) = 611375060 / 2
LCM(24722,24730) = 305687530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24722 and 24730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24722 and 24730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24722 and 24730.

Prime Factorization of 24722

Prime Factorization of 24730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24722 and 24730.

LCM(24722,24730) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 263¹ × 5¹ × 2473¹
LCM(24722,24730) = 305687530