What is the Least Common Multiple of 10612 and 10616?

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 10612 and 10616 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10612 and 10616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10612,10616) = 4
LCM(10612,10616) = ( 10612 × 10616) / 4
LCM(10612,10616) = 112656992 / 4
LCM(10612,10616) = 28164248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10612 and 10616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10612 and 10616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10612 and 10616.

Prime Factorization of 10612

Prime Factorization of 10616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10612 and 10616.

LCM(10612,10616) = 2³ × 7¹ × 379¹ × 1327¹
LCM(10612,10616) = 28164248