What is the Least Common Multiple of 10696 and 10702?

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 10696 and 10702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10696 and 10702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10696,10702) = 2
LCM(10696,10702) = ( 10696 × 10702) / 2
LCM(10696,10702) = 114468592 / 2
LCM(10696,10702) = 57234296

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10696 and 10702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10696 and 10702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10696 and 10702.

Prime Factorization of 10696

Prime Factorization of 10702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10696 and 10702.

LCM(10696,10702) = 2³ × 7¹ × 191¹ × 5351¹
LCM(10696,10702) = 57234296