What is the Least Common Multiple of 13685 and 13701?

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 13685 and 13701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13685 and 13701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13685,13701) = 1
LCM(13685,13701) = ( 13685 × 13701) / 1
LCM(13685,13701) = 187498185 / 1
LCM(13685,13701) = 187498185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13685 and 13701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13685 and 13701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13685 and 13701.

Prime Factorization of 13685

Prime Factorization of 13701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13685 and 13701.

LCM(13685,13701) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 3¹ × 4567¹
LCM(13685,13701) = 187498185