What is the Least Common Multiple of 10160 and 10180?

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 10180 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 10180, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10160,10180) = 20
LCM(10160,10180) = ( 10160 × 10180) / 20
LCM(10160,10180) = 103428800 / 20
LCM(10160,10180) = 5171440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10160 and 10180 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10160 and 10180. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10160 and 10180.

Prime Factorization of 10160

Prime Factorization of 10180

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10160 and 10180.

LCM(10160,10180) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 127¹ × 509¹
LCM(10160,10180) = 5171440