What is the Least Common Multiple of 13951 and 13963?

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 13951 and 13963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 13951 and 13963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(13951,13963) = 1
LCM(13951,13963) = ( 13951 × 13963) / 1
LCM(13951,13963) = 194797813 / 1
LCM(13951,13963) = 194797813

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 13951 and 13963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 13951 and 13963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 13951 and 13963.

Prime Factorization of 13951

Prime Factorization of 13963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 13951 and 13963.

LCM(13951,13963) = 7¹ × 1993¹ × 13963¹
LCM(13951,13963) = 194797813