What is the Least Common Multiple of 13261 and 13265?

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 13261 and 13265 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13261 and 13265, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13261,13265) = 1
LCM(13261,13265) = ( 13261 × 13265) / 1
LCM(13261,13265) = 175907165 / 1
LCM(13261,13265) = 175907165

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13261 and 13265 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13261 and 13265. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13261 and 13265.

Prime Factorization of 13261

Prime Factorization of 13265

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13261 and 13265.

LCM(13261,13265) = 89¹ × 149¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 379¹
LCM(13261,13265) = 175907165