What is the Least Common Multiple of 10403 and 10409?

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 10403 and 10409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10403 and 10409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10403,10409) = 1
LCM(10403,10409) = ( 10403 × 10409) / 1
LCM(10403,10409) = 108284827 / 1
LCM(10403,10409) = 108284827

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10403 and 10409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10403 and 10409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10403 and 10409.

Prime Factorization of 10403

Prime Factorization of 10409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10403 and 10409.

LCM(10403,10409) = 101¹ × 103¹ × 7¹ × 1487¹
LCM(10403,10409) = 108284827