What is the Least Common Multiple of 14831 and 14844?

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 14831 and 14844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14831 and 14844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14831,14844) = 1
LCM(14831,14844) = ( 14831 × 14844) / 1
LCM(14831,14844) = 220151364 / 1
LCM(14831,14844) = 220151364

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14831 and 14844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14831 and 14844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14831 and 14844.

Prime Factorization of 14831

Prime Factorization of 14844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14831 and 14844.

LCM(14831,14844) = 14831¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 1237¹
LCM(14831,14844) = 220151364