What is the Least Common Multiple of 10018 and 10036?

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 10036 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 10036, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10018,10036) = 2
LCM(10018,10036) = ( 10018 × 10036) / 2
LCM(10018,10036) = 100540648 / 2
LCM(10018,10036) = 50270324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10018 and 10036 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10018 and 10036. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10018 and 10036.

Prime Factorization of 10018

Prime Factorization of 10036

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10018 and 10036.

LCM(10018,10036) = 2² × 5009¹ × 13¹ × 193¹
LCM(10018,10036) = 50270324