What is the Least Common Multiple of 10046 and 10059?

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 10046 and 10059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10046 and 10059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10046,10059) = 1
LCM(10046,10059) = ( 10046 × 10059) / 1
LCM(10046,10059) = 101052714 / 1
LCM(10046,10059) = 101052714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10046 and 10059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10046 and 10059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10046 and 10059.

Prime Factorization of 10046

Prime Factorization of 10059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10046 and 10059.

LCM(10046,10059) = 2¹ × 5023¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 479¹
LCM(10046,10059) = 101052714