What is the Least Common Multiple of 10212 and 10216?

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 10212 and 10216 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10212 and 10216, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10212,10216) = 4
LCM(10212,10216) = ( 10212 × 10216) / 4
LCM(10212,10216) = 104325792 / 4
LCM(10212,10216) = 26081448

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10212 and 10216 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10212 and 10216. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10212 and 10216.

Prime Factorization of 10212

Prime Factorization of 10216

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10212 and 10216.

LCM(10212,10216) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 37¹ × 1277¹
LCM(10212,10216) = 26081448