What is the Least Common Multiple of 13677 and 13685?

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 13677 and 13685 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13677 and 13685, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13677,13685) = 1
LCM(13677,13685) = ( 13677 × 13685) / 1
LCM(13677,13685) = 187169745 / 1
LCM(13677,13685) = 187169745

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13677 and 13685 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13677 and 13685. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13677 and 13685.

Prime Factorization of 13677

Prime Factorization of 13685

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13677 and 13685.

LCM(13677,13685) = 3¹ × 47¹ × 97¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹
LCM(13677,13685) = 187169745