What is the Least Common Multiple of 24861 and 24866?

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 24861 and 24866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24861 and 24866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24861,24866) = 1
LCM(24861,24866) = ( 24861 × 24866) / 1
LCM(24861,24866) = 618193626 / 1
LCM(24861,24866) = 618193626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24861 and 24866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24861 and 24866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24861 and 24866.

Prime Factorization of 24861

Prime Factorization of 24866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24861 and 24866.

LCM(24861,24866) = 3¹ × 8287¹ × 2¹ × 12433¹
LCM(24861,24866) = 618193626