What is the Least Common Multiple of 13836 and 13841?

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 13836 and 13841 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13836 and 13841, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13836,13841) = 1
LCM(13836,13841) = ( 13836 × 13841) / 1
LCM(13836,13841) = 191504076 / 1
LCM(13836,13841) = 191504076

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13836 and 13841 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13836 and 13841. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13836 and 13841.

Prime Factorization of 13836

Prime Factorization of 13841

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13836 and 13841.

LCM(13836,13841) = 2² × 3¹ × 1153¹ × 13841¹
LCM(13836,13841) = 191504076