What is the Least Common Multiple of 24993 and 25003?

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 24993 and 25003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24993 and 25003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24993,25003) = 1
LCM(24993,25003) = ( 24993 × 25003) / 1
LCM(24993,25003) = 624899979 / 1
LCM(24993,25003) = 624899979

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24993 and 25003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24993 and 25003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24993 and 25003.

Prime Factorization of 24993

Prime Factorization of 25003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24993 and 25003.

LCM(24993,25003) = 3² × 2777¹ × 11¹ × 2273¹
LCM(24993,25003) = 624899979