What is the Least Common Multiple of 13231 and 13245?

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 13231 and 13245 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13231 and 13245, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13231,13245) = 1
LCM(13231,13245) = ( 13231 × 13245) / 1
LCM(13231,13245) = 175244595 / 1
LCM(13231,13245) = 175244595

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13231 and 13245 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13231 and 13245. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13231 and 13245.

Prime Factorization of 13231

Prime Factorization of 13245

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13231 and 13245.

LCM(13231,13245) = 101¹ × 131¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 883¹
LCM(13231,13245) = 175244595