What is the Least Common Multiple of 10951 and 10962?

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 10951 and 10962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10951 and 10962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10951,10962) = 1
LCM(10951,10962) = ( 10951 × 10962) / 1
LCM(10951,10962) = 120044862 / 1
LCM(10951,10962) = 120044862

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10951 and 10962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10951 and 10962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10951 and 10962.

Prime Factorization of 10951

Prime Factorization of 10962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10951 and 10962.

LCM(10951,10962) = 47¹ × 233¹ × 2¹ × 3³ × 7¹ × 29¹
LCM(10951,10962) = 120044862