What is the Least Common Multiple of 13880 and 13892?

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 13880 and 13892 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13880 and 13892, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13880,13892) = 4
LCM(13880,13892) = ( 13880 × 13892) / 4
LCM(13880,13892) = 192820960 / 4
LCM(13880,13892) = 48205240

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13880 and 13892 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13880 and 13892. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13880 and 13892.

Prime Factorization of 13880

Prime Factorization of 13892

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13880 and 13892.

LCM(13880,13892) = 2³ × 5¹ × 347¹ × 23¹ × 151¹
LCM(13880,13892) = 48205240