What is the Least Common Multiple of 10086 and 10096?

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 10086 and 10096 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10086 and 10096, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10086,10096) = 2
LCM(10086,10096) = ( 10086 × 10096) / 2
LCM(10086,10096) = 101828256 / 2
LCM(10086,10096) = 50914128

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10086 and 10096 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10086 and 10096. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10086 and 10096.

Prime Factorization of 10086

Prime Factorization of 10096

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10086 and 10096.

LCM(10086,10096) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 41² × 631¹
LCM(10086,10096) = 50914128