What is the Least Common Multiple of 13847 and 13853?

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 13847 and 13853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13847 and 13853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13847,13853) = 1
LCM(13847,13853) = ( 13847 × 13853) / 1
LCM(13847,13853) = 191822491 / 1
LCM(13847,13853) = 191822491

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13847 and 13853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13847 and 13853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13847 and 13853.

Prime Factorization of 13847

Prime Factorization of 13853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13847 and 13853.

LCM(13847,13853) = 61¹ × 227¹ × 7¹ × 1979¹
LCM(13847,13853) = 191822491