What is the Least Common Multiple of 10142 and 10157?

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 10142 and 10157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10142 and 10157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10142,10157) = 1
LCM(10142,10157) = ( 10142 × 10157) / 1
LCM(10142,10157) = 103012294 / 1
LCM(10142,10157) = 103012294

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10142 and 10157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10142 and 10157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10142 and 10157.

Prime Factorization of 10142

Prime Factorization of 10157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10142 and 10157.

LCM(10142,10157) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 461¹ × 7¹ × 1451¹
LCM(10142,10157) = 103012294