What is the Least Common Multiple of 12863 and 12876?

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 12863 and 12876 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12863 and 12876, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12863,12876) = 1
LCM(12863,12876) = ( 12863 × 12876) / 1
LCM(12863,12876) = 165623988 / 1
LCM(12863,12876) = 165623988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12863 and 12876 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12863 and 12876. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12863 and 12876.

Prime Factorization of 12863

Prime Factorization of 12876

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12863 and 12876.

LCM(12863,12876) = 19¹ × 677¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 29¹ × 37¹
LCM(12863,12876) = 165623988