What is the Least Common Multiple of 10186 and 10197?

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 10186 and 10197 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10186 and 10197, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10186,10197) = 11
LCM(10186,10197) = ( 10186 × 10197) / 11
LCM(10186,10197) = 103866642 / 11
LCM(10186,10197) = 9442422

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10186 and 10197 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10186 and 10197. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10186 and 10197.

Prime Factorization of 10186

Prime Factorization of 10197

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10186 and 10197.

LCM(10186,10197) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 463¹ × 3² × 103¹
LCM(10186,10197) = 9442422