What is the Least Common Multiple of 12593 and 12606?

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 12593 and 12606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12593 and 12606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12593,12606) = 1
LCM(12593,12606) = ( 12593 × 12606) / 1
LCM(12593,12606) = 158747358 / 1
LCM(12593,12606) = 158747358

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12593 and 12606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12593 and 12606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12593 and 12606.

Prime Factorization of 12593

Prime Factorization of 12606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12593 and 12606.

LCM(12593,12606) = 7² × 257¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 191¹
LCM(12593,12606) = 158747358