What is the Least Common Multiple of 13837 and 13855?

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 13855 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 13855, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13837,13855) = 1
LCM(13837,13855) = ( 13837 × 13855) / 1
LCM(13837,13855) = 191711635 / 1
LCM(13837,13855) = 191711635

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13837 and 13855 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13837 and 13855. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13837 and 13855.

Prime Factorization of 13837

Prime Factorization of 13855

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13837 and 13855.

LCM(13837,13855) = 101¹ × 137¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 163¹
LCM(13837,13855) = 191711635