What is the Least Common Multiple of 10696 and 10708?

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 10708 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 10708, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10696,10708) = 4
LCM(10696,10708) = ( 10696 × 10708) / 4
LCM(10696,10708) = 114532768 / 4
LCM(10696,10708) = 28633192

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10696 and 10708 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10696 and 10708. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10696 and 10708.

Prime Factorization of 10696

Prime Factorization of 10708

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10696 and 10708.

LCM(10696,10708) = 2³ × 7¹ × 191¹ × 2677¹
LCM(10696,10708) = 28633192