What is the Least Common Multiple of 12829 and 12849?

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 12829 and 12849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12829 and 12849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12829,12849) = 1
LCM(12829,12849) = ( 12829 × 12849) / 1
LCM(12829,12849) = 164839821 / 1
LCM(12829,12849) = 164839821

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12829 and 12849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12829 and 12849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12829 and 12849.

Prime Factorization of 12829

Prime Factorization of 12849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12829 and 12849.

LCM(12829,12849) = 12829¹ × 3¹ × 4283¹
LCM(12829,12849) = 164839821