What is the Least Common Multiple of 13875 and 13888?

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 13875 and 13888 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13875 and 13888, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13875,13888) = 1
LCM(13875,13888) = ( 13875 × 13888) / 1
LCM(13875,13888) = 192696000 / 1
LCM(13875,13888) = 192696000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13875 and 13888 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13875 and 13888. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13875 and 13888.

Prime Factorization of 13875

Prime Factorization of 13888

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13875 and 13888.

LCM(13875,13888) = 3¹ × 5³ × 37¹ × 2⁶ × 7¹ × 31¹
LCM(13875,13888) = 192696000