What is the Least Common Multiple of 10468 and 10474?

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 10468 and 10474 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10468 and 10474, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10468,10474) = 2
LCM(10468,10474) = ( 10468 × 10474) / 2
LCM(10468,10474) = 109641832 / 2
LCM(10468,10474) = 54820916

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10468 and 10474 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10468 and 10474. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10468 and 10474.

Prime Factorization of 10468

Prime Factorization of 10474

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10468 and 10474.

LCM(10468,10474) = 2² × 2617¹ × 5237¹
LCM(10468,10474) = 54820916