What is the Least Common Multiple of 10042 and 10061?

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 10042 and 10061 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10042 and 10061, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10042,10061) = 1
LCM(10042,10061) = ( 10042 × 10061) / 1
LCM(10042,10061) = 101032562 / 1
LCM(10042,10061) = 101032562

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10042 and 10061 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10042 and 10061. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10042 and 10061.

Prime Factorization of 10042

Prime Factorization of 10061

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10042 and 10061.

LCM(10042,10061) = 2¹ × 5021¹ × 10061¹
LCM(10042,10061) = 101032562