What is the Least Common Multiple of 10636 and 10652?

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 10636 and 10652 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10636 and 10652, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10636,10652) = 4
LCM(10636,10652) = ( 10636 × 10652) / 4
LCM(10636,10652) = 113294672 / 4
LCM(10636,10652) = 28323668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10636 and 10652 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10636 and 10652. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10636 and 10652.

Prime Factorization of 10636

Prime Factorization of 10652

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10636 and 10652.

LCM(10636,10652) = 2² × 2659¹ × 2663¹
LCM(10636,10652) = 28323668