What is the Least Common Multiple of 13826 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 13826 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 13826 and 13832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13826,13832) = 2
LCM(13826,13832) = ( 13826 × 13832) / 2
LCM(13826,13832) = 191241232 / 2
LCM(13826,13832) = 95620616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13826 and 13832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13826 and 13832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13826 and 13832.

Prime Factorization of 13826

Prime Factorization of 13832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13826 and 13832.

LCM(13826,13832) = 2³ × 31¹ × 223¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 19¹
LCM(13826,13832) = 95620616