What is the Least Common Multiple of 9998 and 10002?

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 9998 and 10002 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9998 and 10002, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9998,10002) = 2
LCM(9998,10002) = ( 9998 × 10002) / 2
LCM(9998,10002) = 99999996 / 2
LCM(9998,10002) = 49999998

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9998 and 10002 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9998 and 10002. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9998 and 10002.

Prime Factorization of 9998

Prime Factorization of 10002

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9998 and 10002.

LCM(9998,10002) = 2¹ × 4999¹ × 3¹ × 1667¹
LCM(9998,10002) = 49999998