What is the Least Common Multiple of 14826 and 14834?

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 14826 and 14834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14826 and 14834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14826,14834) = 2
LCM(14826,14834) = ( 14826 × 14834) / 2
LCM(14826,14834) = 219928884 / 2
LCM(14826,14834) = 109964442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14826 and 14834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14826 and 14834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14826 and 14834.

Prime Factorization of 14826

Prime Factorization of 14834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14826 and 14834.

LCM(14826,14834) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 353¹ × 7417¹
LCM(14826,14834) = 109964442