What is the Least Common Multiple of 13837 and 13843?

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 13837 and 13843 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13837 and 13843, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13837,13843) = 1
LCM(13837,13843) = ( 13837 × 13843) / 1
LCM(13837,13843) = 191545591 / 1
LCM(13837,13843) = 191545591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13837 and 13843 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13837 and 13843. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13837 and 13843.

Prime Factorization of 13837

Prime Factorization of 13843

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13837 and 13843.

LCM(13837,13843) = 101¹ × 137¹ × 109¹ × 127¹
LCM(13837,13843) = 191545591