What is the Least Common Multiple of 24849 and 24861?

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 24849 and 24861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24849 and 24861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24849,24861) = 3
LCM(24849,24861) = ( 24849 × 24861) / 3
LCM(24849,24861) = 617770989 / 3
LCM(24849,24861) = 205923663

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24849 and 24861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24849 and 24861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24849 and 24861.

Prime Factorization of 24849

Prime Factorization of 24861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24849 and 24861.

LCM(24849,24861) = 3² × 11¹ × 251¹ × 8287¹
LCM(24849,24861) = 205923663