What is the Least Common Multiple of 10964 and 10976?

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 10964 and 10976 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10964 and 10976, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10964,10976) = 4
LCM(10964,10976) = ( 10964 × 10976) / 4
LCM(10964,10976) = 120340864 / 4
LCM(10964,10976) = 30085216

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10964 and 10976 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10964 and 10976. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10964 and 10976.

Prime Factorization of 10964

Prime Factorization of 10976

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10964 and 10976.

LCM(10964,10976) = 2⁵ × 2741¹ × 7³
LCM(10964,10976) = 30085216