What is the Least Common Multiple of 10553 and 10558?

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 10553 and 10558 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10553 and 10558, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10553,10558) = 1
LCM(10553,10558) = ( 10553 × 10558) / 1
LCM(10553,10558) = 111418574 / 1
LCM(10553,10558) = 111418574

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10553 and 10558 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10553 and 10558. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10553 and 10558.

Prime Factorization of 10553

Prime Factorization of 10558

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10553 and 10558.

LCM(10553,10558) = 61¹ × 173¹ × 2¹ × 5279¹
LCM(10553,10558) = 111418574