What is the Least Common Multiple of 9988 and 10006?

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 9988 and 10006 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9988 and 10006, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9988,10006) = 2
LCM(9988,10006) = ( 9988 × 10006) / 2
LCM(9988,10006) = 99939928 / 2
LCM(9988,10006) = 49969964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9988 and 10006 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9988 and 10006. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9988 and 10006.

Prime Factorization of 9988

Prime Factorization of 10006

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9988 and 10006.

LCM(9988,10006) = 2² × 11¹ × 227¹ × 5003¹
LCM(9988,10006) = 49969964