What is the Least Common Multiple of 10061 and 10072?

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 10061 and 10072 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10061 and 10072, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10061,10072) = 1
LCM(10061,10072) = ( 10061 × 10072) / 1
LCM(10061,10072) = 101334392 / 1
LCM(10061,10072) = 101334392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10061 and 10072 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10061 and 10072. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10061 and 10072.

Prime Factorization of 10061

Prime Factorization of 10072

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10061 and 10072.

LCM(10061,10072) = 10061¹ × 2³ × 1259¹
LCM(10061,10072) = 101334392