What is the Least Common Multiple of 13476 and 13486?

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 13476 and 13486 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13476 and 13486, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13476,13486) = 2
LCM(13476,13486) = ( 13476 × 13486) / 2
LCM(13476,13486) = 181737336 / 2
LCM(13476,13486) = 90868668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13476 and 13486 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13476 and 13486. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13476 and 13486.

Prime Factorization of 13476

Prime Factorization of 13486

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13476 and 13486.

LCM(13476,13486) = 2² × 3¹ × 1123¹ × 11¹ × 613¹
LCM(13476,13486) = 90868668