What is the Least Common Multiple of 13816 and 13832?

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 13816 and 13832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13816 and 13832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13816,13832) = 8
LCM(13816,13832) = ( 13816 × 13832) / 8
LCM(13816,13832) = 191102912 / 8
LCM(13816,13832) = 23887864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13816 and 13832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13816 and 13832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13816 and 13832.

Prime Factorization of 13816

Prime Factorization of 13832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13816 and 13832.

LCM(13816,13832) = 2³ × 11¹ × 157¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(13816,13832) = 23887864