What is the Least Common Multiple of 24998 and 25016?

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 24998 and 25016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 24998 and 25016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(24998,25016) = 2
LCM(24998,25016) = ( 24998 × 25016) / 2
LCM(24998,25016) = 625349968 / 2
LCM(24998,25016) = 312674984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 24998 and 25016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 24998 and 25016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 24998 and 25016.

Prime Factorization of 24998

Prime Factorization of 25016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 24998 and 25016.

LCM(24998,25016) = 2³ × 29¹ × 431¹ × 53¹ × 59¹
LCM(24998,25016) = 312674984