What is the Least Common Multiple of 10288 and 10294?

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 10288 and 10294 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10288 and 10294, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10288,10294) = 2
LCM(10288,10294) = ( 10288 × 10294) / 2
LCM(10288,10294) = 105904672 / 2
LCM(10288,10294) = 52952336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10288 and 10294 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10288 and 10294. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10288 and 10294.

Prime Factorization of 10288

Prime Factorization of 10294

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10288 and 10294.

LCM(10288,10294) = 2⁴ × 643¹ × 5147¹
LCM(10288,10294) = 52952336