What is the Least Common Multiple of 12644 and 12650?

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 12644 and 12650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12644 and 12650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12644,12650) = 2
LCM(12644,12650) = ( 12644 × 12650) / 2
LCM(12644,12650) = 159946600 / 2
LCM(12644,12650) = 79973300

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12644 and 12650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12644 and 12650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12644 and 12650.

Prime Factorization of 12644

Prime Factorization of 12650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12644 and 12650.

LCM(12644,12650) = 2² × 29¹ × 109¹ × 5² × 11¹ × 23¹
LCM(12644,12650) = 79973300