What is the Least Common Multiple of 10672 and 10684?

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 10672 and 10684 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10672 and 10684, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10672,10684) = 4
LCM(10672,10684) = ( 10672 × 10684) / 4
LCM(10672,10684) = 114019648 / 4
LCM(10672,10684) = 28504912

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10672 and 10684 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10672 and 10684. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10672 and 10684.

Prime Factorization of 10672

Prime Factorization of 10684

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10672 and 10684.

LCM(10672,10684) = 2⁴ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 2671¹
LCM(10672,10684) = 28504912