What is the Least Common Multiple of 10224 and 10232?

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 10224 and 10232 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10224 and 10232, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10224,10232) = 8
LCM(10224,10232) = ( 10224 × 10232) / 8
LCM(10224,10232) = 104611968 / 8
LCM(10224,10232) = 13076496

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10224 and 10232 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10224 and 10232. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10224 and 10232.

Prime Factorization of 10224

Prime Factorization of 10232

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10224 and 10232.

LCM(10224,10232) = 2⁴ × 3² × 71¹ × 1279¹
LCM(10224,10232) = 13076496