What is the Least Common Multiple of 10941 and 10957?

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 10941 and 10957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10941 and 10957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10941,10957) = 1
LCM(10941,10957) = ( 10941 × 10957) / 1
LCM(10941,10957) = 119880537 / 1
LCM(10941,10957) = 119880537

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10941 and 10957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10941 and 10957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10941 and 10957.

Prime Factorization of 10941

Prime Factorization of 10957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10941 and 10957.

LCM(10941,10957) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 521¹ × 10957¹
LCM(10941,10957) = 119880537