What is the Least Common Multiple of 13940 and 13944?

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 13940 and 13944 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13940 and 13944, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13940,13944) = 4
LCM(13940,13944) = ( 13940 × 13944) / 4
LCM(13940,13944) = 194379360 / 4
LCM(13940,13944) = 48594840

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13940 and 13944 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13940 and 13944. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13940 and 13944.

Prime Factorization of 13940

Prime Factorization of 13944

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13940 and 13944.

LCM(13940,13944) = 2³ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 83¹
LCM(13940,13944) = 48594840