What is the Least Common Multiple of 12334 and 12341?

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 12334 and 12341 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12334 and 12341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12334,12341) = 7
LCM(12334,12341) = ( 12334 × 12341) / 7
LCM(12334,12341) = 152213894 / 7
LCM(12334,12341) = 21744842

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12334 and 12341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12334 and 12341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12334 and 12341.

Prime Factorization of 12334

Prime Factorization of 12341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12334 and 12341.

LCM(12334,12341) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 881¹ × 41¹ × 43¹
LCM(12334,12341) = 21744842