What is the Least Common Multiple of 24948 and 24962?

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 24948 and 24962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24948 and 24962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24948,24962) = 14
LCM(24948,24962) = ( 24948 × 24962) / 14
LCM(24948,24962) = 622751976 / 14
LCM(24948,24962) = 44482284

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24948 and 24962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24948 and 24962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24948 and 24962.

Prime Factorization of 24948

Prime Factorization of 24962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24948 and 24962.

LCM(24948,24962) = 2² × 3⁴ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 1783¹
LCM(24948,24962) = 44482284