What is the Least Common Multiple of 12885 and 12901?

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 12885 and 12901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12885 and 12901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12885,12901) = 1
LCM(12885,12901) = ( 12885 × 12901) / 1
LCM(12885,12901) = 166229385 / 1
LCM(12885,12901) = 166229385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12885 and 12901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12885 and 12901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12885 and 12901.

Prime Factorization of 12885

Prime Factorization of 12901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12885 and 12901.

LCM(12885,12901) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 859¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 97¹
LCM(12885,12901) = 166229385