What is the Least Common Multiple of 10368 and 10385?

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 10368 and 10385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10368 and 10385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10368,10385) = 1
LCM(10368,10385) = ( 10368 × 10385) / 1
LCM(10368,10385) = 107671680 / 1
LCM(10368,10385) = 107671680

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10368 and 10385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10368 and 10385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10368 and 10385.

Prime Factorization of 10368

Prime Factorization of 10385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10368 and 10385.

LCM(10368,10385) = 2⁷ × 3⁴ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 67¹
LCM(10368,10385) = 107671680