What is the Least Common Multiple of 13445 and 13456?

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 13445 and 13456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13445 and 13456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13445,13456) = 1
LCM(13445,13456) = ( 13445 × 13456) / 1
LCM(13445,13456) = 180915920 / 1
LCM(13445,13456) = 180915920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13445 and 13456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13445 and 13456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13445 and 13456.

Prime Factorization of 13445

Prime Factorization of 13456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13445 and 13456.

LCM(13445,13456) = 5¹ × 2689¹ × 2⁴ × 29²
LCM(13445,13456) = 180915920