What is the Least Common Multiple of 13004 and 13012?

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 13004 and 13012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13004 and 13012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13004,13012) = 4
LCM(13004,13012) = ( 13004 × 13012) / 4
LCM(13004,13012) = 169208048 / 4
LCM(13004,13012) = 42302012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13004 and 13012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13004 and 13012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13004 and 13012.

Prime Factorization of 13004

Prime Factorization of 13012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13004 and 13012.

LCM(13004,13012) = 2² × 3251¹ × 3253¹
LCM(13004,13012) = 42302012