What is the Least Common Multiple of 12710 and 12730?

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 12710 and 12730 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12710 and 12730, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12710,12730) = 10
LCM(12710,12730) = ( 12710 × 12730) / 10
LCM(12710,12730) = 161798300 / 10
LCM(12710,12730) = 16179830

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12710 and 12730 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12710 and 12730. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12710 and 12730.

Prime Factorization of 12710

Prime Factorization of 12730

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12710 and 12730.

LCM(12710,12730) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 41¹ × 19¹ × 67¹
LCM(12710,12730) = 16179830