What is the Least Common Multiple of 13914 and 13926?

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 13914 and 13926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13914 and 13926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13914,13926) = 6
LCM(13914,13926) = ( 13914 × 13926) / 6
LCM(13914,13926) = 193766364 / 6
LCM(13914,13926) = 32294394

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13914 and 13926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13914 and 13926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13914 and 13926.

Prime Factorization of 13914

Prime Factorization of 13926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13914 and 13926.

LCM(13914,13926) = 2¹ × 3² × 773¹ × 11¹ × 211¹
LCM(13914,13926) = 32294394