What is the Least Common Multiple of 13060 and 13068?

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 13060 and 13068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13060 and 13068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13060,13068) = 4
LCM(13060,13068) = ( 13060 × 13068) / 4
LCM(13060,13068) = 170668080 / 4
LCM(13060,13068) = 42667020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13060 and 13068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13060 and 13068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13060 and 13068.

Prime Factorization of 13060

Prime Factorization of 13068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13060 and 13068.

LCM(13060,13068) = 2² × 5¹ × 653¹ × 3³ × 11²
LCM(13060,13068) = 42667020