What is the Least Common Multiple of 9004 and 9020?

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 9004 and 9020 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9004 and 9020, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9004,9020) = 4
LCM(9004,9020) = ( 9004 × 9020) / 4
LCM(9004,9020) = 81216080 / 4
LCM(9004,9020) = 20304020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9004 and 9020 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9004 and 9020. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9004 and 9020.

Prime Factorization of 9004

Prime Factorization of 9020

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9004 and 9020.

LCM(9004,9020) = 2² × 2251¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 41¹
LCM(9004,9020) = 20304020