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What is the Least Common Multiple of 13840 and 13846?

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 (LCM) of 13840 and 13846 is 95814320.

LCM(13840,13846) = 95814320

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Least Common Multiple of 13840 and 13846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13840 and 13846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13840,13846) = 2
LCM(13840,13846) = ( 13840 × 13846) / 2
LCM(13840,13846) = 191628640 / 2
LCM(13840,13846) = 95814320

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13840 and 13846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13840 and 13846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13840 and 13846.

Prime Factorization of 13840

Prime factors of 13840 are 2, 5, 173. Prime factorization of 13840 in exponential form is:

13840 = 24 × 51 × 1731

Prime Factorization of 13846

Prime factors of 13846 are 2, 7, 23, 43. Prime factorization of 13846 in exponential form is:

13846 = 21 × 71 × 231 × 431

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13840 and 13846.

LCM(13840,13846) = 24 × 51 × 1731 × 71 × 231 × 431
LCM(13840,13846) = 95814320