What is the Least Common Multiple of 10251 and 10260?

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 10251 and 10260 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10251 and 10260, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10251,10260) = 9
LCM(10251,10260) = ( 10251 × 10260) / 9
LCM(10251,10260) = 105175260 / 9
LCM(10251,10260) = 11686140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10251 and 10260 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10251 and 10260. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10251 and 10260.

Prime Factorization of 10251

Prime Factorization of 10260

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10251 and 10260.

LCM(10251,10260) = 3³ × 17¹ × 67¹ × 2² × 5¹ × 19¹
LCM(10251,10260) = 11686140