What is the Least Common Multiple of 10870 and 10877?

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 10870 and 10877 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10870 and 10877, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10870,10877) = 1
LCM(10870,10877) = ( 10870 × 10877) / 1
LCM(10870,10877) = 118232990 / 1
LCM(10870,10877) = 118232990

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10870 and 10877 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10870 and 10877. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10870 and 10877.

Prime Factorization of 10870

Prime Factorization of 10877

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10870 and 10877.

LCM(10870,10877) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1087¹ × 73¹ × 149¹
LCM(10870,10877) = 118232990