What is the Least Common Multiple of 24884 and 24898?

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 24884 and 24898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24884 and 24898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24884,24898) = 2
LCM(24884,24898) = ( 24884 × 24898) / 2
LCM(24884,24898) = 619561832 / 2
LCM(24884,24898) = 309780916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24884 and 24898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24884 and 24898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24884 and 24898.

Prime Factorization of 24884

Prime Factorization of 24898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24884 and 24898.

LCM(24884,24898) = 2² × 6221¹ × 59¹ × 211¹
LCM(24884,24898) = 309780916