What is the Least Common Multiple of 24918 and 24938?

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 24918 and 24938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24918 and 24938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24918,24938) = 2
LCM(24918,24938) = ( 24918 × 24938) / 2
LCM(24918,24938) = 621405084 / 2
LCM(24918,24938) = 310702542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24918 and 24938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24918 and 24938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24918 and 24938.

Prime Factorization of 24918

Prime Factorization of 24938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24918 and 24938.

LCM(24918,24938) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 4153¹ × 37¹ × 337¹
LCM(24918,24938) = 310702542