What is the Least Common Multiple of 24812 and 24816?

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 24812 and 24816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24812 and 24816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24812,24816) = 4
LCM(24812,24816) = ( 24812 × 24816) / 4
LCM(24812,24816) = 615734592 / 4
LCM(24812,24816) = 153933648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24812 and 24816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24812 and 24816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24812 and 24816.

Prime Factorization of 24812

Prime Factorization of 24816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24812 and 24816.

LCM(24812,24816) = 2⁴ × 6203¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 47¹
LCM(24812,24816) = 153933648