What is the Least Common Multiple of 10566 and 10576?

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 10566 and 10576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10566 and 10576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10566,10576) = 2
LCM(10566,10576) = ( 10566 × 10576) / 2
LCM(10566,10576) = 111746016 / 2
LCM(10566,10576) = 55873008

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10566 and 10576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10566 and 10576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10566 and 10576.

Prime Factorization of 10566

Prime Factorization of 10576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10566 and 10576.

LCM(10566,10576) = 2⁴ × 3² × 587¹ × 661¹
LCM(10566,10576) = 55873008