What is the Least Common Multiple of 10045 and 10060?

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 10045 and 10060 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10045 and 10060, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10045,10060) = 5
LCM(10045,10060) = ( 10045 × 10060) / 5
LCM(10045,10060) = 101052700 / 5
LCM(10045,10060) = 20210540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10045 and 10060 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10045 and 10060. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10045 and 10060.

Prime Factorization of 10045

Prime Factorization of 10060

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10045 and 10060.

LCM(10045,10060) = 5¹ × 7² × 41¹ × 2² × 503¹
LCM(10045,10060) = 20210540