What is the Least Common Multiple of 10947 and 10961?

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 10947 and 10961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10947 and 10961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10947,10961) = 1
LCM(10947,10961) = ( 10947 × 10961) / 1
LCM(10947,10961) = 119990067 / 1
LCM(10947,10961) = 119990067

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10947 and 10961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10947 and 10961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10947 and 10961.

Prime Factorization of 10947

Prime Factorization of 10961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10947 and 10961.

LCM(10947,10961) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 89¹ × 97¹ × 113¹
LCM(10947,10961) = 119990067