What is the Least Common Multiple of 10949 and 10953?

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 10949 and 10953 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10949 and 10953, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10949,10953) = 1
LCM(10949,10953) = ( 10949 × 10953) / 1
LCM(10949,10953) = 119924397 / 1
LCM(10949,10953) = 119924397

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10949 and 10953 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10949 and 10953. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10949 and 10953.

Prime Factorization of 10949

Prime Factorization of 10953

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10949 and 10953.

LCM(10949,10953) = 10949¹ × 3² × 1217¹
LCM(10949,10953) = 119924397