What is the Least Common Multiple of 13936 and 13951?

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 13936 and 13951 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13936 and 13951, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13936,13951) = 1
LCM(13936,13951) = ( 13936 × 13951) / 1
LCM(13936,13951) = 194421136 / 1
LCM(13936,13951) = 194421136

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13936 and 13951 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13936 and 13951. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13936 and 13951.

Prime Factorization of 13936

Prime Factorization of 13951

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13936 and 13951.

LCM(13936,13951) = 2⁴ × 13¹ × 67¹ × 7¹ × 1993¹
LCM(13936,13951) = 194421136