What is the Least Common Multiple of 10616 and 10628?

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 10616 and 10628 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10616 and 10628, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10616,10628) = 4
LCM(10616,10628) = ( 10616 × 10628) / 4
LCM(10616,10628) = 112826848 / 4
LCM(10616,10628) = 28206712

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10616 and 10628 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10616 and 10628. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10616 and 10628.

Prime Factorization of 10616

Prime Factorization of 10628

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10616 and 10628.

LCM(10616,10628) = 2³ × 1327¹ × 2657¹
LCM(10616,10628) = 28206712