What is the Least Common Multiple of 10909 and 10918?

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 10909 and 10918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10909 and 10918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10909,10918) = 1
LCM(10909,10918) = ( 10909 × 10918) / 1
LCM(10909,10918) = 119104462 / 1
LCM(10909,10918) = 119104462

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10909 and 10918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10909 and 10918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10909 and 10918.

Prime Factorization of 10909

Prime Factorization of 10918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10909 and 10918.

LCM(10909,10918) = 10909¹ × 2¹ × 53¹ × 103¹
LCM(10909,10918) = 119104462