What is the Least Common Multiple of 10160 and 10174?

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 10160 and 10174 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10160 and 10174, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10160,10174) = 2
LCM(10160,10174) = ( 10160 × 10174) / 2
LCM(10160,10174) = 103367840 / 2
LCM(10160,10174) = 51683920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10160 and 10174 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10160 and 10174. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10160 and 10174.

Prime Factorization of 10160

Prime Factorization of 10174

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10160 and 10174.

LCM(10160,10174) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 127¹ × 5087¹
LCM(10160,10174) = 51683920