What is the Least Common Multiple of 10231 and 10246?

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 10231 and 10246 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10231 and 10246, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10231,10246) = 1
LCM(10231,10246) = ( 10231 × 10246) / 1
LCM(10231,10246) = 104826826 / 1
LCM(10231,10246) = 104826826

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10231 and 10246 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10231 and 10246. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10231 and 10246.

Prime Factorization of 10231

Prime Factorization of 10246

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10231 and 10246.

LCM(10231,10246) = 13¹ × 787¹ × 2¹ × 47¹ × 109¹
LCM(10231,10246) = 104826826