What is the Least Common Multiple of 10885 and 10901?

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 10885 and 10901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10885 and 10901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10885,10901) = 1
LCM(10885,10901) = ( 10885 × 10901) / 1
LCM(10885,10901) = 118657385 / 1
LCM(10885,10901) = 118657385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10885 and 10901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10885 and 10901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10885 and 10901.

Prime Factorization of 10885

Prime Factorization of 10901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10885 and 10901.

LCM(10885,10901) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 311¹ × 11¹ × 991¹
LCM(10885,10901) = 118657385