What is the Least Common Multiple of 10408 and 10428?

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 10408 and 10428 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10408 and 10428, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10408,10428) = 4
LCM(10408,10428) = ( 10408 × 10428) / 4
LCM(10408,10428) = 108534624 / 4
LCM(10408,10428) = 27133656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10408 and 10428 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10408 and 10428. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10408 and 10428.

Prime Factorization of 10408

Prime Factorization of 10428

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10408 and 10428.

LCM(10408,10428) = 2³ × 1301¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 79¹
LCM(10408,10428) = 27133656