What is the Least Common Multiple of 24985 and 25001?

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 24985 and 25001 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24985 and 25001, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24985,25001) = 1
LCM(24985,25001) = ( 24985 × 25001) / 1
LCM(24985,25001) = 624649985 / 1
LCM(24985,25001) = 624649985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24985 and 25001 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24985 and 25001. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24985 and 25001.

Prime Factorization of 24985

Prime Factorization of 25001

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24985 and 25001.

LCM(24985,25001) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 263¹ × 23¹ × 1087¹
LCM(24985,25001) = 624649985