What is the Least Common Multiple of 10368 and 10388?

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 10388 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 10388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10368,10388) = 4
LCM(10368,10388) = ( 10368 × 10388) / 4
LCM(10368,10388) = 107702784 / 4
LCM(10368,10388) = 26925696

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10368 and 10388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10368 and 10388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10368 and 10388.

Prime Factorization of 10368

Prime Factorization of 10388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10368 and 10388.

LCM(10368,10388) = 2⁷ × 3⁴ × 7² × 53¹
LCM(10368,10388) = 26925696