What is the Least Common Multiple of 12805 and 12813?

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 12805 and 12813 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12805 and 12813, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12805,12813) = 1
LCM(12805,12813) = ( 12805 × 12813) / 1
LCM(12805,12813) = 164070465 / 1
LCM(12805,12813) = 164070465

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12805 and 12813 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12805 and 12813. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12805 and 12813.

Prime Factorization of 12805

Prime Factorization of 12813

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12805 and 12813.

LCM(12805,12813) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 197¹ × 3¹ × 4271¹
LCM(12805,12813) = 164070465