What is the Least Common Multiple of 12480 and 12486?

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 12480 and 12486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12480 and 12486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12480,12486) = 6
LCM(12480,12486) = ( 12480 × 12486) / 6
LCM(12480,12486) = 155825280 / 6
LCM(12480,12486) = 25970880

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12480 and 12486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12480 and 12486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12480 and 12486.

Prime Factorization of 12480

Prime Factorization of 12486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12480 and 12486.

LCM(12480,12486) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 13¹ × 2081¹
LCM(12480,12486) = 25970880