What is the Least Common Multiple of 10405 and 10425?

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 10405 and 10425 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10405 and 10425, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10405,10425) = 5
LCM(10405,10425) = ( 10405 × 10425) / 5
LCM(10405,10425) = 108472125 / 5
LCM(10405,10425) = 21694425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10405 and 10425 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10405 and 10425. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10405 and 10425.

Prime Factorization of 10405

Prime Factorization of 10425

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10405 and 10425.

LCM(10405,10425) = 5² × 2081¹ × 3¹ × 139¹
LCM(10405,10425) = 21694425