What is the Least Common Multiple of 24834 and 24844?

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 24834 and 24844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24834 and 24844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24834,24844) = 2
LCM(24834,24844) = ( 24834 × 24844) / 2
LCM(24834,24844) = 616975896 / 2
LCM(24834,24844) = 308487948

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24834 and 24844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24834 and 24844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24834 and 24844.

Prime Factorization of 24834

Prime Factorization of 24844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24834 and 24844.

LCM(24834,24844) = 2² × 3¹ × 4139¹ × 6211¹
LCM(24834,24844) = 308487948