What is the Least Common Multiple of 24981 and 24986?

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 24981 and 24986 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24981 and 24986, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24981,24986) = 1
LCM(24981,24986) = ( 24981 × 24986) / 1
LCM(24981,24986) = 624175266 / 1
LCM(24981,24986) = 624175266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24981 and 24986 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24981 and 24986. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24981 and 24986.

Prime Factorization of 24981

Prime Factorization of 24986

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24981 and 24986.

LCM(24981,24986) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 757¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 31²
LCM(24981,24986) = 624175266