What is the Least Common Multiple of 24968 and 24981?

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 24968 and 24981 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24968 and 24981, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24968,24981) = 1
LCM(24968,24981) = ( 24968 × 24981) / 1
LCM(24968,24981) = 623725608 / 1
LCM(24968,24981) = 623725608

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24968 and 24981 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24968 and 24981. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24968 and 24981.

Prime Factorization of 24968

Prime Factorization of 24981

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24968 and 24981.

LCM(24968,24981) = 2³ × 3121¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 757¹
LCM(24968,24981) = 623725608