What is the Least Common Multiple of 13935 and 13948?

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 13935 and 13948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13935 and 13948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13935,13948) = 1
LCM(13935,13948) = ( 13935 × 13948) / 1
LCM(13935,13948) = 194365380 / 1
LCM(13935,13948) = 194365380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13935 and 13948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13935 and 13948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13935 and 13948.

Prime Factorization of 13935

Prime Factorization of 13948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13935 and 13948.

LCM(13935,13948) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 929¹ × 2² × 11¹ × 317¹
LCM(13935,13948) = 194365380