What is the Least Common Multiple of 10596 and 10610?

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 10596 and 10610 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10596 and 10610, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10596,10610) = 2
LCM(10596,10610) = ( 10596 × 10610) / 2
LCM(10596,10610) = 112423560 / 2
LCM(10596,10610) = 56211780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10596 and 10610 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10596 and 10610. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10596 and 10610.

Prime Factorization of 10596

Prime Factorization of 10610

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10596 and 10610.

LCM(10596,10610) = 2² × 3¹ × 883¹ × 5¹ × 1061¹
LCM(10596,10610) = 56211780