What is the Least Common Multiple of 12149 and 12166?

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 12149 and 12166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12149 and 12166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12149,12166) = 1
LCM(12149,12166) = ( 12149 × 12166) / 1
LCM(12149,12166) = 147804734 / 1
LCM(12149,12166) = 147804734

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12149 and 12166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12149 and 12166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12149 and 12166.

Prime Factorization of 12149

Prime Factorization of 12166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12149 and 12166.

LCM(12149,12166) = 12149¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 79¹
LCM(12149,12166) = 147804734