What is the Least Common Multiple of 12818 and 12830?

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 12818 and 12830 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12818 and 12830, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12818,12830) = 2
LCM(12818,12830) = ( 12818 × 12830) / 2
LCM(12818,12830) = 164454940 / 2
LCM(12818,12830) = 82227470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12818 and 12830 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12818 and 12830. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12818 and 12830.

Prime Factorization of 12818

Prime Factorization of 12830

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12818 and 12830.

LCM(12818,12830) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 29¹ × 5¹ × 1283¹
LCM(12818,12830) = 82227470