What is the Least Common Multiple of 10018 and 10026?

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 10018 and 10026 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10018 and 10026, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10018,10026) = 2
LCM(10018,10026) = ( 10018 × 10026) / 2
LCM(10018,10026) = 100440468 / 2
LCM(10018,10026) = 50220234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10018 and 10026 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10018 and 10026. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10018 and 10026.

Prime Factorization of 10018

Prime Factorization of 10026

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10018 and 10026.

LCM(10018,10026) = 2¹ × 5009¹ × 3² × 557¹
LCM(10018,10026) = 50220234