What is the Least Common Multiple of 13678 and 13682?

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 13678 and 13682 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13678 and 13682, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13678,13682) = 2
LCM(13678,13682) = ( 13678 × 13682) / 2
LCM(13678,13682) = 187142396 / 2
LCM(13678,13682) = 93571198

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13678 and 13682 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13678 and 13682. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13678 and 13682.

Prime Factorization of 13678

Prime Factorization of 13682

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13678 and 13682.

LCM(13678,13682) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 977¹ × 6841¹
LCM(13678,13682) = 93571198