What is the Least Common Multiple of 96004 and 96010?

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 96004 and 96010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 96004 and 96010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(96004,96010) = 2
LCM(96004,96010) = ( 96004 × 96010) / 2
LCM(96004,96010) = 9217344040 / 2
LCM(96004,96010) = 4608672020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 96004 and 96010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 96004 and 96010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 96004 and 96010.

Prime Factorization of 96004

Prime Factorization of 96010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 96004 and 96010.

LCM(96004,96010) = 2² × 24001¹ × 5¹ × 9601¹
LCM(96004,96010) = 4608672020