What is the Least Common Multiple of 13843 and 13861?

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 13843 and 13861 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13843 and 13861, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13843,13861) = 1
LCM(13843,13861) = ( 13843 × 13861) / 1
LCM(13843,13861) = 191877823 / 1
LCM(13843,13861) = 191877823

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13843 and 13861 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13843 and 13861. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13843 and 13861.

Prime Factorization of 13843

Prime Factorization of 13861

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13843 and 13861.

LCM(13843,13861) = 109¹ × 127¹ × 83¹ × 167¹
LCM(13843,13861) = 191877823