What is the Least Common Multiple of 9996 and 10012?

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 9996 and 10012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9996 and 10012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9996,10012) = 4
LCM(9996,10012) = ( 9996 × 10012) / 4
LCM(9996,10012) = 100079952 / 4
LCM(9996,10012) = 25019988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9996 and 10012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9996 and 10012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9996 and 10012.

Prime Factorization of 9996

Prime Factorization of 10012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9996 and 10012.

LCM(9996,10012) = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 17¹ × 2503¹
LCM(9996,10012) = 25019988