What is the Least Common Multiple of 13579 and 13593?

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 13579 and 13593 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13579 and 13593, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13579,13593) = 1
LCM(13579,13593) = ( 13579 × 13593) / 1
LCM(13579,13593) = 184579347 / 1
LCM(13579,13593) = 184579347

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13579 and 13593 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13579 and 13593. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13579 and 13593.

Prime Factorization of 13579

Prime Factorization of 13593

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13579 and 13593.

LCM(13579,13593) = 37¹ × 367¹ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 197¹
LCM(13579,13593) = 184579347