What is the Least Common Multiple of 14763 and 14772?

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 14763 and 14772 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14763 and 14772, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14763,14772) = 3
LCM(14763,14772) = ( 14763 × 14772) / 3
LCM(14763,14772) = 218079036 / 3
LCM(14763,14772) = 72693012

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14763 and 14772 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14763 and 14772. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14763 and 14772.

Prime Factorization of 14763

Prime Factorization of 14772

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14763 and 14772.

LCM(14763,14772) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 37¹ × 2² × 1231¹
LCM(14763,14772) = 72693012