What is the Least Common Multiple of 10871 and 10889?

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 10871 and 10889 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10871 and 10889, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10871,10889) = 1
LCM(10871,10889) = ( 10871 × 10889) / 1
LCM(10871,10889) = 118374319 / 1
LCM(10871,10889) = 118374319

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10871 and 10889 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10871 and 10889. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10871 and 10889.

Prime Factorization of 10871

Prime Factorization of 10889

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10871 and 10889.

LCM(10871,10889) = 7¹ × 1553¹ × 10889¹
LCM(10871,10889) = 118374319