What is the Least Common Multiple of 4988 and 5007?

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 4988 and 5007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 4988 and 5007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(4988,5007) = 1
LCM(4988,5007) = ( 4988 × 5007) / 1
LCM(4988,5007) = 24974916 / 1
LCM(4988,5007) = 24974916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 4988 and 5007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 4988 and 5007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 4988 and 5007.

Prime Factorization of 4988

Prime Factorization of 5007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 4988 and 5007.

LCM(4988,5007) = 2² × 29¹ × 43¹ × 3¹ × 1669¹
LCM(4988,5007) = 24974916