What is the Least Common Multiple of 14181 and 14187?

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 14181 and 14187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14181 and 14187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14181,14187) = 3
LCM(14181,14187) = ( 14181 × 14187) / 3
LCM(14181,14187) = 201185847 / 3
LCM(14181,14187) = 67061949

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14181 and 14187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14181 and 14187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14181 and 14187.

Prime Factorization of 14181

Prime Factorization of 14187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14181 and 14187.

LCM(14181,14187) = 3¹ × 29¹ × 163¹ × 4729¹
LCM(14181,14187) = 67061949