What is the Least Common Multiple of 12370 and 12376?

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 12370 and 12376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12370 and 12376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12370,12376) = 2
LCM(12370,12376) = ( 12370 × 12376) / 2
LCM(12370,12376) = 153091120 / 2
LCM(12370,12376) = 76545560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12370 and 12376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12370 and 12376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12370 and 12376.

Prime Factorization of 12370

Prime Factorization of 12376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12370 and 12376.

LCM(12370,12376) = 2³ × 5¹ × 1237¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 17¹
LCM(12370,12376) = 76545560