What is the Least Common Multiple of 14160 and 14168?

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 14160 and 14168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14160 and 14168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14160,14168) = 8
LCM(14160,14168) = ( 14160 × 14168) / 8
LCM(14160,14168) = 200618880 / 8
LCM(14160,14168) = 25077360

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14160 and 14168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14160 and 14168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14160 and 14168.

Prime Factorization of 14160

Prime Factorization of 14168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14160 and 14168.

LCM(14160,14168) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 59¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 23¹
LCM(14160,14168) = 25077360