What is the Least Common Multiple of 13012 and 13030?

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 13012 and 13030 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13012 and 13030, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13012,13030) = 2
LCM(13012,13030) = ( 13012 × 13030) / 2
LCM(13012,13030) = 169546360 / 2
LCM(13012,13030) = 84773180

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13012 and 13030 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13012 and 13030. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13012 and 13030.

Prime Factorization of 13012

Prime Factorization of 13030

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13012 and 13030.

LCM(13012,13030) = 2² × 3253¹ × 5¹ × 1303¹
LCM(13012,13030) = 84773180