What is the Least Common Multiple of 10286 and 10304?

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 10286 and 10304 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10286 and 10304, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10286,10304) = 2
LCM(10286,10304) = ( 10286 × 10304) / 2
LCM(10286,10304) = 105986944 / 2
LCM(10286,10304) = 52993472

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10286 and 10304 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10286 and 10304. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10286 and 10304.

Prime Factorization of 10286

Prime Factorization of 10304

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10286 and 10304.

LCM(10286,10304) = 2⁶ × 37¹ × 139¹ × 7¹ × 23¹
LCM(10286,10304) = 52993472