What is the Least Common Multiple of 10958 and 10964?

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 10958 and 10964 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10958 and 10964, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10958,10964) = 2
LCM(10958,10964) = ( 10958 × 10964) / 2
LCM(10958,10964) = 120143512 / 2
LCM(10958,10964) = 60071756

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10958 and 10964 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10958 and 10964. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10958 and 10964.

Prime Factorization of 10958

Prime Factorization of 10964

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10958 and 10964.

LCM(10958,10964) = 2² × 5479¹ × 2741¹
LCM(10958,10964) = 60071756