What is the Least Common Multiple of 24959 and 24970?

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 24959 and 24970 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24959 and 24970, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24959,24970) = 11
LCM(24959,24970) = ( 24959 × 24970) / 11
LCM(24959,24970) = 623226230 / 11
LCM(24959,24970) = 56656930

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24959 and 24970 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24959 and 24970. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24959 and 24970.

Prime Factorization of 24959

Prime Factorization of 24970

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24959 and 24970.

LCM(24959,24970) = 11¹ × 2269¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 227¹
LCM(24959,24970) = 56656930