What is the Least Common Multiple of 10372 and 10376?

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 10372 and 10376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10372 and 10376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10372,10376) = 4
LCM(10372,10376) = ( 10372 × 10376) / 4
LCM(10372,10376) = 107619872 / 4
LCM(10372,10376) = 26904968

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10372 and 10376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10372 and 10376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10372 and 10376.

Prime Factorization of 10372

Prime Factorization of 10376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10372 and 10376.

LCM(10372,10376) = 2³ × 2593¹ × 1297¹
LCM(10372,10376) = 26904968