What is the Least Common Multiple of 13537 and 13548?

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 13537 and 13548 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13537 and 13548, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13537,13548) = 1
LCM(13537,13548) = ( 13537 × 13548) / 1
LCM(13537,13548) = 183399276 / 1
LCM(13537,13548) = 183399276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13537 and 13548 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13537 and 13548. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13537 and 13548.

Prime Factorization of 13537

Prime Factorization of 13548

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13537 and 13548.

LCM(13537,13548) = 13537¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 1129¹
LCM(13537,13548) = 183399276