What is the Least Common Multiple of 10236 and 10241?

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 10236 and 10241 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10236 and 10241, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10236,10241) = 1
LCM(10236,10241) = ( 10236 × 10241) / 1
LCM(10236,10241) = 104826876 / 1
LCM(10236,10241) = 104826876

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10236 and 10241 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10236 and 10241. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10236 and 10241.

Prime Factorization of 10236

Prime Factorization of 10241

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10236 and 10241.

LCM(10236,10241) = 2² × 3¹ × 853¹ × 7² × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(10236,10241) = 104826876