What is the Least Common Multiple of 24965 and 24982?

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 24965 and 24982 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24965 and 24982, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24965,24982) = 1
LCM(24965,24982) = ( 24965 × 24982) / 1
LCM(24965,24982) = 623675630 / 1
LCM(24965,24982) = 623675630

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24965 and 24982 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24965 and 24982. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24965 and 24982.

Prime Factorization of 24965

Prime Factorization of 24982

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24965 and 24982.

LCM(24965,24982) = 5¹ × 4993¹ × 2¹ × 12491¹
LCM(24965,24982) = 623675630