What is the Least Common Multiple of 12844 and 12848?

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 12844 and 12848 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12844 and 12848, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12844,12848) = 4
LCM(12844,12848) = ( 12844 × 12848) / 4
LCM(12844,12848) = 165019712 / 4
LCM(12844,12848) = 41254928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12844 and 12848 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12844 and 12848. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12844 and 12848.

Prime Factorization of 12844

Prime Factorization of 12848

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12844 and 12848.

LCM(12844,12848) = 2⁴ × 13² × 19¹ × 11¹ × 73¹
LCM(12844,12848) = 41254928