What is the Least Common Multiple of 12252 and 12268?

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 12252 and 12268 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12252 and 12268, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12252,12268) = 4
LCM(12252,12268) = ( 12252 × 12268) / 4
LCM(12252,12268) = 150307536 / 4
LCM(12252,12268) = 37576884

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12252 and 12268 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12252 and 12268. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12252 and 12268.

Prime Factorization of 12252

Prime Factorization of 12268

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12252 and 12268.

LCM(12252,12268) = 2² × 3¹ × 1021¹ × 3067¹
LCM(12252,12268) = 37576884