What is the Least Common Multiple of 10398 and 10412?

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 10398 and 10412 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10398 and 10412, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10398,10412) = 2
LCM(10398,10412) = ( 10398 × 10412) / 2
LCM(10398,10412) = 108263976 / 2
LCM(10398,10412) = 54131988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10398 and 10412 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10398 and 10412. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10398 and 10412.

Prime Factorization of 10398

Prime Factorization of 10412

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10398 and 10412.

LCM(10398,10412) = 2² × 3¹ × 1733¹ × 19¹ × 137¹
LCM(10398,10412) = 54131988