What is the Least Common Multiple of 13839 and 13859?

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 13839 and 13859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13839 and 13859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13839,13859) = 1
LCM(13839,13859) = ( 13839 × 13859) / 1
LCM(13839,13859) = 191794701 / 1
LCM(13839,13859) = 191794701

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13839 and 13859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13839 and 13859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13839 and 13859.

Prime Factorization of 13839

Prime Factorization of 13859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13839 and 13859.

LCM(13839,13859) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 659¹ × 13859¹
LCM(13839,13859) = 191794701