What is the Least Common Multiple of 10859 and 10879?

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 10859 and 10879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10859 and 10879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10859,10879) = 1
LCM(10859,10879) = ( 10859 × 10879) / 1
LCM(10859,10879) = 118135061 / 1
LCM(10859,10879) = 118135061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10859 and 10879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10859 and 10879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10859 and 10879.

Prime Factorization of 10859

Prime Factorization of 10879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10859 and 10879.

LCM(10859,10879) = 10859¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 43¹
LCM(10859,10879) = 118135061