What is the Least Common Multiple of 10022 and 10037?

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 10022 and 10037 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10022 and 10037, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10022,10037) = 1
LCM(10022,10037) = ( 10022 × 10037) / 1
LCM(10022,10037) = 100590814 / 1
LCM(10022,10037) = 100590814

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10022 and 10037 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10022 and 10037. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10022 and 10037.

Prime Factorization of 10022

Prime Factorization of 10037

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10022 and 10037.

LCM(10022,10037) = 2¹ × 5011¹ × 10037¹
LCM(10022,10037) = 100590814