What is the Least Common Multiple of 10305 and 10320?

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 10305 and 10320 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10305 and 10320, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10305,10320) = 15
LCM(10305,10320) = ( 10305 × 10320) / 15
LCM(10305,10320) = 106347600 / 15
LCM(10305,10320) = 7089840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10305 and 10320 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10305 and 10320. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10305 and 10320.

Prime Factorization of 10305

Prime Factorization of 10320

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10305 and 10320.

LCM(10305,10320) = 3² × 5¹ × 229¹ × 2⁴ × 43¹
LCM(10305,10320) = 7089840