What is the Least Common Multiple of 10852 and 10861?

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 10852 and 10861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10852 and 10861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10852,10861) = 1
LCM(10852,10861) = ( 10852 × 10861) / 1
LCM(10852,10861) = 117863572 / 1
LCM(10852,10861) = 117863572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10852 and 10861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10852 and 10861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10852 and 10861.

Prime Factorization of 10852

Prime Factorization of 10861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10852 and 10861.

LCM(10852,10861) = 2² × 2713¹ × 10861¹
LCM(10852,10861) = 117863572