What is the Least Common Multiple of 10002 and 10022?

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 10002 and 10022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10002 and 10022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10002,10022) = 2
LCM(10002,10022) = ( 10002 × 10022) / 2
LCM(10002,10022) = 100240044 / 2
LCM(10002,10022) = 50120022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10002 and 10022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10002 and 10022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10002 and 10022.

Prime Factorization of 10002

Prime Factorization of 10022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10002 and 10022.

LCM(10002,10022) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 1667¹ × 5011¹
LCM(10002,10022) = 50120022