What is the Least Common Multiple of 14145 and 14163?

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 14145 and 14163 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14145 and 14163, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14145,14163) = 3
LCM(14145,14163) = ( 14145 × 14163) / 3
LCM(14145,14163) = 200335635 / 3
LCM(14145,14163) = 66778545

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14145 and 14163 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14145 and 14163. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14145 and 14163.

Prime Factorization of 14145

Prime Factorization of 14163

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14145 and 14163.

LCM(14145,14163) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 4721¹
LCM(14145,14163) = 66778545