What is the Least Common Multiple of 13939 and 13952?

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 13939 and 13952 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13939 and 13952, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13939,13952) = 1
LCM(13939,13952) = ( 13939 × 13952) / 1
LCM(13939,13952) = 194476928 / 1
LCM(13939,13952) = 194476928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13939 and 13952 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13939 and 13952. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13939 and 13952.

Prime Factorization of 13939

Prime Factorization of 13952

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13939 and 13952.

LCM(13939,13952) = 53¹ × 263¹ × 2⁷ × 109¹
LCM(13939,13952) = 194476928