What is the Least Common Multiple of 24957 and 24961?

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 24957 and 24961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24957 and 24961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24957,24961) = 1
LCM(24957,24961) = ( 24957 × 24961) / 1
LCM(24957,24961) = 622951677 / 1
LCM(24957,24961) = 622951677

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24957 and 24961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24957 and 24961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24957 and 24961.

Prime Factorization of 24957

Prime Factorization of 24961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24957 and 24961.

LCM(24957,24961) = 3² × 47¹ × 59¹ × 109¹ × 229¹
LCM(24957,24961) = 622951677