What is the Least Common Multiple of 10880 and 10886?

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 10880 and 10886 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10880 and 10886, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10880,10886) = 2
LCM(10880,10886) = ( 10880 × 10886) / 2
LCM(10880,10886) = 118439680 / 2
LCM(10880,10886) = 59219840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10880 and 10886 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10880 and 10886. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10880 and 10886.

Prime Factorization of 10880

Prime Factorization of 10886

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10880 and 10886.

LCM(10880,10886) = 2⁷ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 5443¹
LCM(10880,10886) = 59219840