What is the Least Common Multiple of 12828 and 12847?

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 12828 and 12847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12828 and 12847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12828,12847) = 1
LCM(12828,12847) = ( 12828 × 12847) / 1
LCM(12828,12847) = 164801316 / 1
LCM(12828,12847) = 164801316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12828 and 12847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12828 and 12847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12828 and 12847.

Prime Factorization of 12828

Prime Factorization of 12847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12828 and 12847.

LCM(12828,12847) = 2² × 3¹ × 1069¹ × 29¹ × 443¹
LCM(12828,12847) = 164801316