What is the Least Common Multiple of 10346 and 10362?

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 10346 and 10362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10346 and 10362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10346,10362) = 2
LCM(10346,10362) = ( 10346 × 10362) / 2
LCM(10346,10362) = 107205252 / 2
LCM(10346,10362) = 53602626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10346 and 10362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10346 and 10362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10346 and 10362.

Prime Factorization of 10346

Prime Factorization of 10362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10346 and 10362.

LCM(10346,10362) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 739¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 157¹
LCM(10346,10362) = 53602626