What is the Least Common Multiple of 10838 and 10844?

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 10838 and 10844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10838 and 10844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10838,10844) = 2
LCM(10838,10844) = ( 10838 × 10844) / 2
LCM(10838,10844) = 117527272 / 2
LCM(10838,10844) = 58763636

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10838 and 10844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10838 and 10844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10838 and 10844.

Prime Factorization of 10838

Prime Factorization of 10844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10838 and 10844.

LCM(10838,10844) = 2² × 5419¹ × 2711¹
LCM(10838,10844) = 58763636