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What is the Least Common Multiple of 13878 and 13896?

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 (LCM) of 13878 and 13896 is 10713816.

LCM(13878,13896) = 10713816

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Least Common Multiple of 13878 and 13896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13878 and 13896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13878,13896) = 18
LCM(13878,13896) = ( 13878 × 13896) / 18
LCM(13878,13896) = 192848688 / 18
LCM(13878,13896) = 10713816

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13878 and 13896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13878 and 13896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13878 and 13896.

Prime Factorization of 13878

Prime factors of 13878 are 2, 3, 257. Prime factorization of 13878 in exponential form is:

13878 = 21 × 33 × 2571

Prime Factorization of 13896

Prime factors of 13896 are 2, 3, 193. Prime factorization of 13896 in exponential form is:

13896 = 23 × 32 × 1931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13878 and 13896.

LCM(13878,13896) = 23 × 33 × 2571 × 1931
LCM(13878,13896) = 10713816