What is the Least Common Multiple of 13042 and 13053?

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 13042 and 13053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13042 and 13053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13042,13053) = 1
LCM(13042,13053) = ( 13042 × 13053) / 1
LCM(13042,13053) = 170237226 / 1
LCM(13042,13053) = 170237226

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13042 and 13053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13042 and 13053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13042 and 13053.

Prime Factorization of 13042

Prime Factorization of 13053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13042 and 13053.

LCM(13042,13053) = 2¹ × 6521¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 229¹
LCM(13042,13053) = 170237226