What is the Least Common Multiple of 13016 and 13022?

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 13016 and 13022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13016 and 13022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13016,13022) = 2
LCM(13016,13022) = ( 13016 × 13022) / 2
LCM(13016,13022) = 169494352 / 2
LCM(13016,13022) = 84747176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13016 and 13022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13016 and 13022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13016 and 13022.

Prime Factorization of 13016

Prime Factorization of 13022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13016 and 13022.

LCM(13016,13022) = 2³ × 1627¹ × 17¹ × 383¹
LCM(13016,13022) = 84747176