What is the Least Common Multiple of 13018 and 13034?

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 13018 and 13034 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13018 and 13034, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13018,13034) = 2
LCM(13018,13034) = ( 13018 × 13034) / 2
LCM(13018,13034) = 169676612 / 2
LCM(13018,13034) = 84838306

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13018 and 13034 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13018 and 13034. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13018 and 13034.

Prime Factorization of 13018

Prime Factorization of 13034

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13018 and 13034.

LCM(13018,13034) = 2¹ × 23¹ × 283¹ × 7³ × 19¹
LCM(13018,13034) = 84838306