What is the Least Common Multiple of 32494 and 32501?

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 32494 and 32501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 32494 and 32501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(32494,32501) = 7
LCM(32494,32501) = ( 32494 × 32501) / 7
LCM(32494,32501) = 1056087494 / 7
LCM(32494,32501) = 150869642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 32494 and 32501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 32494 and 32501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 32494 and 32501.

Prime Factorization of 32494

Prime Factorization of 32501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 32494 and 32501.

LCM(32494,32501) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 211¹ × 4643¹
LCM(32494,32501) = 150869642