What is the Least Common Multiple of 14373 and 14385?

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 14373 and 14385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14373 and 14385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14373,14385) = 3
LCM(14373,14385) = ( 14373 × 14385) / 3
LCM(14373,14385) = 206755605 / 3
LCM(14373,14385) = 68918535

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14373 and 14385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14373 and 14385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14373 and 14385.

Prime Factorization of 14373

Prime Factorization of 14385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14373 and 14385.

LCM(14373,14385) = 3² × 1597¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 137¹
LCM(14373,14385) = 68918535