What is the Least Common Multiple of 13842 and 13852?

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 13842 and 13852 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13842 and 13852, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13842,13852) = 2
LCM(13842,13852) = ( 13842 × 13852) / 2
LCM(13842,13852) = 191739384 / 2
LCM(13842,13852) = 95869692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13842 and 13852 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13842 and 13852. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13842 and 13852.

Prime Factorization of 13842

Prime Factorization of 13852

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13842 and 13852.

LCM(13842,13852) = 2² × 3² × 769¹ × 3463¹
LCM(13842,13852) = 95869692