What is the Least Common Multiple of 10324 and 10340?

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 10324 and 10340 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10324 and 10340, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10324,10340) = 4
LCM(10324,10340) = ( 10324 × 10340) / 4
LCM(10324,10340) = 106750160 / 4
LCM(10324,10340) = 26687540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10324 and 10340 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10324 and 10340. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10324 and 10340.

Prime Factorization of 10324

Prime Factorization of 10340

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10324 and 10340.

LCM(10324,10340) = 2² × 29¹ × 89¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 47¹
LCM(10324,10340) = 26687540