What is the Least Common Multiple of 12837 and 12851?

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 12837 and 12851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12837 and 12851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12837,12851) = 1
LCM(12837,12851) = ( 12837 × 12851) / 1
LCM(12837,12851) = 164968287 / 1
LCM(12837,12851) = 164968287

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12837 and 12851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12837 and 12851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12837 and 12851.

Prime Factorization of 12837

Prime Factorization of 12851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12837 and 12851.

LCM(12837,12851) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 389¹ × 71¹ × 181¹
LCM(12837,12851) = 164968287