What is the Least Common Multiple of 10868 and 10873?

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 10868 and 10873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10868 and 10873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10868,10873) = 1
LCM(10868,10873) = ( 10868 × 10873) / 1
LCM(10868,10873) = 118167764 / 1
LCM(10868,10873) = 118167764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10868 and 10873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10868 and 10873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10868 and 10873.

Prime Factorization of 10868

Prime Factorization of 10873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10868 and 10873.

LCM(10868,10873) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 19¹ × 83¹ × 131¹
LCM(10868,10873) = 118167764