What is the Least Common Multiple of 24734 and 24748?

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 24734 and 24748 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24734 and 24748, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24734,24748) = 2
LCM(24734,24748) = ( 24734 × 24748) / 2
LCM(24734,24748) = 612117032 / 2
LCM(24734,24748) = 306058516

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24734 and 24748 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24734 and 24748. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24734 and 24748.

Prime Factorization of 24734

Prime Factorization of 24748

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24734 and 24748.

LCM(24734,24748) = 2² × 83¹ × 149¹ × 23¹ × 269¹
LCM(24734,24748) = 306058516