What is the Least Common Multiple of 12165 and 12176?

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 12165 and 12176 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12165 and 12176, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12165,12176) = 1
LCM(12165,12176) = ( 12165 × 12176) / 1
LCM(12165,12176) = 148121040 / 1
LCM(12165,12176) = 148121040

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12165 and 12176 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12165 and 12176. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12165 and 12176.

Prime Factorization of 12165

Prime Factorization of 12176

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12165 and 12176.

LCM(12165,12176) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 811¹ × 2⁴ × 761¹
LCM(12165,12176) = 148121040