What is the Least Common Multiple of 14182 and 14196?

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 14182 and 14196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14182 and 14196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14182,14196) = 14
LCM(14182,14196) = ( 14182 × 14196) / 14
LCM(14182,14196) = 201327672 / 14
LCM(14182,14196) = 14380548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14182 and 14196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14182 and 14196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14182 and 14196.

Prime Factorization of 14182

Prime Factorization of 14196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14182 and 14196.

LCM(14182,14196) = 2² × 7¹ × 1013¹ × 3¹ × 13²
LCM(14182,14196) = 14380548