What is the Least Common Multiple of 13859 and 13864?

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 13859 and 13864 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13859 and 13864, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13859,13864) = 1
LCM(13859,13864) = ( 13859 × 13864) / 1
LCM(13859,13864) = 192141176 / 1
LCM(13859,13864) = 192141176

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13859 and 13864 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13859 and 13864. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13859 and 13864.

Prime Factorization of 13859

Prime Factorization of 13864

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13859 and 13864.

LCM(13859,13864) = 13859¹ × 2³ × 1733¹
LCM(13859,13864) = 192141176