What is the Least Common Multiple of 13885 and 13895?

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 13885 and 13895 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13885 and 13895, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13885,13895) = 5
LCM(13885,13895) = ( 13885 × 13895) / 5
LCM(13885,13895) = 192932075 / 5
LCM(13885,13895) = 38586415

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13885 and 13895 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13885 and 13895. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13885 and 13895.

Prime Factorization of 13885

Prime Factorization of 13895

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13885 and 13895.

LCM(13885,13895) = 5¹ × 2777¹ × 7¹ × 397¹
LCM(13885,13895) = 38586415