What is the Least Common Multiple of 12942 and 12957?

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 12942 and 12957 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12942 and 12957, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12942,12957) = 3
LCM(12942,12957) = ( 12942 × 12957) / 3
LCM(12942,12957) = 167689494 / 3
LCM(12942,12957) = 55896498

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12942 and 12957 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12942 and 12957. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12942 and 12957.

Prime Factorization of 12942

Prime Factorization of 12957

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12942 and 12957.

LCM(12942,12957) = 2¹ × 3² × 719¹ × 7¹ × 617¹
LCM(12942,12957) = 55896498