What is the Least Common Multiple of 10970 and 10980?

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 10970 and 10980 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 10970 and 10980, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(10970,10980) = 10
LCM(10970,10980) = ( 10970 × 10980) / 10
LCM(10970,10980) = 120450600 / 10
LCM(10970,10980) = 12045060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 10970 and 10980 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 10970 and 10980. First we will calculate the prime factors of 10970 and 10980.

Prime Factorization of 10970

Prime Factorization of 10980

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 10970 and 10980.

LCM(10970,10980) = 2² × 5¹ × 1097¹ × 3² × 61¹
LCM(10970,10980) = 12045060