What is the Least Common Multiple of 12342 and 12353?

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 12342 and 12353 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12342 and 12353, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12342,12353) = 11
LCM(12342,12353) = ( 12342 × 12353) / 11
LCM(12342,12353) = 152460726 / 11
LCM(12342,12353) = 13860066

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12342 and 12353 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12342 and 12353. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12342 and 12353.

Prime Factorization of 12342

Prime Factorization of 12353

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12342 and 12353.

LCM(12342,12353) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 11² × 17¹ × 1123¹
LCM(12342,12353) = 13860066