What is the Least Common Multiple of 13494 and 13507?

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 13494 and 13507 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13494 and 13507, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13494,13507) = 13
LCM(13494,13507) = ( 13494 × 13507) / 13
LCM(13494,13507) = 182263458 / 13
LCM(13494,13507) = 14020266

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13494 and 13507 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13494 and 13507. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13494 and 13507.

Prime Factorization of 13494

Prime Factorization of 13507

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13494 and 13507.

LCM(13494,13507) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 173¹ × 1039¹
LCM(13494,13507) = 14020266