What is the Least Common Multiple of 12141 and 12145?

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 12141 and 12145 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12141 and 12145, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12141,12145) = 1
LCM(12141,12145) = ( 12141 × 12145) / 1
LCM(12141,12145) = 147452445 / 1
LCM(12141,12145) = 147452445

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12141 and 12145 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12141 and 12145. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12141 and 12145.

Prime Factorization of 12141

Prime Factorization of 12145

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12141 and 12145.

LCM(12141,12145) = 3² × 19¹ × 71¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 347¹
LCM(12141,12145) = 147452445