What is the Least Common Multiple of 13157 and 13169?

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 13157 and 13169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13157 and 13169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13157,13169) = 1
LCM(13157,13169) = ( 13157 × 13169) / 1
LCM(13157,13169) = 173264533 / 1
LCM(13157,13169) = 173264533

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13157 and 13169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13157 and 13169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13157 and 13169.

Prime Factorization of 13157

Prime Factorization of 13169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13157 and 13169.

LCM(13157,13169) = 59¹ × 223¹ × 13¹ × 1013¹
LCM(13157,13169) = 173264533