What is the Least Common Multiple of 10422 and 10429?

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 10422 and 10429 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10422 and 10429, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10422,10429) = 1
LCM(10422,10429) = ( 10422 × 10429) / 1
LCM(10422,10429) = 108691038 / 1
LCM(10422,10429) = 108691038

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10422 and 10429 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10422 and 10429. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10422 and 10429.

Prime Factorization of 10422

Prime Factorization of 10429

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10422 and 10429.

LCM(10422,10429) = 2¹ × 3³ × 193¹ × 10429¹
LCM(10422,10429) = 108691038