What is the Least Common Multiple of 13632 and 13650?

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 13632 and 13650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13632 and 13650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13632,13650) = 6
LCM(13632,13650) = ( 13632 × 13650) / 6
LCM(13632,13650) = 186076800 / 6
LCM(13632,13650) = 31012800

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13632 and 13650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13632 and 13650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13632 and 13650.

Prime Factorization of 13632

Prime Factorization of 13650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13632 and 13650.

LCM(13632,13650) = 2⁶ × 3¹ × 71¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 13¹
LCM(13632,13650) = 31012800