What is the Least Common Multiple of 13015 and 13027?

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 13015 and 13027 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13015 and 13027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13015,13027) = 1
LCM(13015,13027) = ( 13015 × 13027) / 1
LCM(13015,13027) = 169546405 / 1
LCM(13015,13027) = 169546405

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13015 and 13027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13015 and 13027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13015 and 13027.

Prime Factorization of 13015

Prime Factorization of 13027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13015 and 13027.

LCM(13015,13027) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 137¹ × 7¹ × 1861¹
LCM(13015,13027) = 169546405