What is the Least Common Multiple of 13502 and 13522?

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 13502 and 13522 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13502 and 13522, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13502,13522) = 2
LCM(13502,13522) = ( 13502 × 13522) / 2
LCM(13502,13522) = 182574044 / 2
LCM(13502,13522) = 91287022

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13502 and 13522 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13502 and 13522. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13502 and 13522.

Prime Factorization of 13502

Prime Factorization of 13522

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13502 and 13522.

LCM(13502,13522) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 157¹ × 6761¹
LCM(13502,13522) = 91287022