What is the Least Common Multiple of 8610 and 8624?

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 8610 and 8624 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 8610 and 8624, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(8610,8624) = 14
LCM(8610,8624) = ( 8610 × 8624) / 14
LCM(8610,8624) = 74252640 / 14
LCM(8610,8624) = 5303760

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 8610 and 8624 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 8610 and 8624. First we will calculate the prime factors of 8610 and 8624.

Prime Factorization of 8610

Prime Factorization of 8624

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 8610 and 8624.

LCM(8610,8624) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7² × 41¹ × 11¹
LCM(8610,8624) = 5303760