What is the Least Common Multiple of 10306 and 10318?

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 10306 and 10318 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10306 and 10318, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10306,10318) = 2
LCM(10306,10318) = ( 10306 × 10318) / 2
LCM(10306,10318) = 106337308 / 2
LCM(10306,10318) = 53168654

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10306 and 10318 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10306 and 10318. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10306 and 10318.

Prime Factorization of 10306

Prime Factorization of 10318

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10306 and 10318.

LCM(10306,10318) = 2¹ × 5153¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 67¹
LCM(10306,10318) = 53168654