What is the Least Common Multiple of 13174 and 13194?

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 13174 and 13194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13174 and 13194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13174,13194) = 2
LCM(13174,13194) = ( 13174 × 13194) / 2
LCM(13174,13194) = 173817756 / 2
LCM(13174,13194) = 86908878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13174 and 13194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13174 and 13194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13174 and 13194.

Prime Factorization of 13174

Prime Factorization of 13194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13174 and 13194.

LCM(13174,13194) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 941¹ × 3² × 733¹
LCM(13174,13194) = 86908878