What is the Least Common Multiple of 13286 and 13300?

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 13286 and 13300 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13286 and 13300, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13286,13300) = 14
LCM(13286,13300) = ( 13286 × 13300) / 14
LCM(13286,13300) = 176703800 / 14
LCM(13286,13300) = 12621700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13286 and 13300 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13286 and 13300. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13286 and 13300.

Prime Factorization of 13286

Prime Factorization of 13300

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13286 and 13300.

LCM(13286,13300) = 2² × 7¹ × 13¹ × 73¹ × 5² × 19¹
LCM(13286,13300) = 12621700