What is the Least Common Multiple of 10948 and 10959?

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 10948 and 10959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10948 and 10959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10948,10959) = 1
LCM(10948,10959) = ( 10948 × 10959) / 1
LCM(10948,10959) = 119979132 / 1
LCM(10948,10959) = 119979132

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10948 and 10959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10948 and 10959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10948 and 10959.

Prime Factorization of 10948

Prime Factorization of 10959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10948 and 10959.

LCM(10948,10959) = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 281¹
LCM(10948,10959) = 119979132