What is the Least Common Multiple of 13836 and 13842?

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 13842 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 13842, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13836,13842) = 6
LCM(13836,13842) = ( 13836 × 13842) / 6
LCM(13836,13842) = 191517912 / 6
LCM(13836,13842) = 31919652

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13836 and 13842 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13836 and 13842. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13836 and 13842.

Prime Factorization of 13836

Prime Factorization of 13842

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13836 and 13842.

LCM(13836,13842) = 2² × 3² × 1153¹ × 769¹
LCM(13836,13842) = 31919652