What is the Least Common Multiple of 10918 and 10937?

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 10918 and 10937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10918 and 10937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10918,10937) = 1
LCM(10918,10937) = ( 10918 × 10937) / 1
LCM(10918,10937) = 119410166 / 1
LCM(10918,10937) = 119410166

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10918 and 10937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10918 and 10937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10918 and 10937.

Prime Factorization of 10918

Prime Factorization of 10937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10918 and 10937.

LCM(10918,10937) = 2¹ × 53¹ × 103¹ × 10937¹
LCM(10918,10937) = 119410166