What is the Least Common Multiple of 10506 and 10521?

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 10506 and 10521 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10506 and 10521, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10506,10521) = 3
LCM(10506,10521) = ( 10506 × 10521) / 3
LCM(10506,10521) = 110533626 / 3
LCM(10506,10521) = 36844542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10506 and 10521 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10506 and 10521. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10506 and 10521.

Prime Factorization of 10506

Prime Factorization of 10521

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10506 and 10521.

LCM(10506,10521) = 2¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 103¹ × 7¹ × 167¹
LCM(10506,10521) = 36844542