What is the Least Common Multiple of 14001 and 14014?

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 14001 and 14014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14001 and 14014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14001,14014) = 13
LCM(14001,14014) = ( 14001 × 14014) / 13
LCM(14001,14014) = 196210014 / 13
LCM(14001,14014) = 15093078

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14001 and 14014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14001 and 14014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14001 and 14014.

Prime Factorization of 14001

Prime Factorization of 14014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14001 and 14014.

LCM(14001,14014) = 3¹ × 13¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 7² × 11¹
LCM(14001,14014) = 15093078