What is the Least Common Multiple of 10604 and 10622?

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 10604 and 10622 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10604 and 10622, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10604,10622) = 2
LCM(10604,10622) = ( 10604 × 10622) / 2
LCM(10604,10622) = 112635688 / 2
LCM(10604,10622) = 56317844

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10604 and 10622 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10604 and 10622. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10604 and 10622.

Prime Factorization of 10604

Prime Factorization of 10622

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10604 and 10622.

LCM(10604,10622) = 2² × 11¹ × 241¹ × 47¹ × 113¹
LCM(10604,10622) = 56317844