What is the Least Common Multiple of 1072 and 1084?

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 1072 and 1084 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 1072 and 1084, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(1072,1084) = 4
LCM(1072,1084) = ( 1072 × 1084) / 4
LCM(1072,1084) = 1162048 / 4
LCM(1072,1084) = 290512

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 1072 and 1084 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 1072 and 1084. First we will calculate the prime factors of 1072 and 1084.

Prime Factorization of 1072

Prime Factorization of 1084

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 1072 and 1084.

LCM(1072,1084) = 2⁴ × 67¹ × 271¹
LCM(1072,1084) = 290512