What is the Least Common Multiple of 10856 and 10866?

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 10856 and 10866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10856 and 10866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10856,10866) = 2
LCM(10856,10866) = ( 10856 × 10866) / 2
LCM(10856,10866) = 117961296 / 2
LCM(10856,10866) = 58980648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10856 and 10866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10856 and 10866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10856 and 10866.

Prime Factorization of 10856

Prime Factorization of 10866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10856 and 10866.

LCM(10856,10866) = 2³ × 23¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 1811¹
LCM(10856,10866) = 58980648