What is the Least Common Multiple of 12988 and 13008?

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 12988 and 13008 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 12988 and 13008, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(12988,13008) = 4
LCM(12988,13008) = ( 12988 × 13008) / 4
LCM(12988,13008) = 168947904 / 4
LCM(12988,13008) = 42236976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 12988 and 13008 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 12988 and 13008. First we will calculate the prime factors of 12988 and 13008.

Prime Factorization of 12988

Prime Factorization of 13008

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 12988 and 13008.

LCM(12988,13008) = 2⁴ × 17¹ × 191¹ × 3¹ × 271¹
LCM(12988,13008) = 42236976