What is the Least Common Multiple of 25001 and 25021?

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 25001 and 25021 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 25001 and 25021, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(25001,25021) = 1
LCM(25001,25021) = ( 25001 × 25021) / 1
LCM(25001,25021) = 625550021 / 1
LCM(25001,25021) = 625550021

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 25001 and 25021 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 25001 and 25021. First we will calculate the prime factors of 25001 and 25021.

Prime Factorization of 25001

Prime Factorization of 25021

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 25001 and 25021.

LCM(25001,25021) = 23¹ × 1087¹ × 131¹ × 191¹
LCM(25001,25021) = 625550021