What is the Least Common Multiple of 5006 and 5012?

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 5006 and 5012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 5006 and 5012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(5006,5012) = 2
LCM(5006,5012) = ( 5006 × 5012) / 2
LCM(5006,5012) = 25090072 / 2
LCM(5006,5012) = 12545036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 5006 and 5012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 5006 and 5012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 5006 and 5012.

Prime Factorization of 5006

Prime Factorization of 5012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 5006 and 5012.

LCM(5006,5012) = 2² × 2503¹ × 7¹ × 179¹
LCM(5006,5012) = 12545036