What is the Least Common Multiple of 24948 and 24963?

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 24963 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 24963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24948,24963) = 3
LCM(24948,24963) = ( 24948 × 24963) / 3
LCM(24948,24963) = 622776924 / 3
LCM(24948,24963) = 207592308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24948 and 24963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24948 and 24963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24948 and 24963.

Prime Factorization of 24948

Prime Factorization of 24963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24948 and 24963.

LCM(24948,24963) = 2² × 3⁴ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 53¹ × 157¹
LCM(24948,24963) = 207592308