What is the Least Common Multiple of 14838 and 14846?

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 14838 and 14846 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14838 and 14846, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14838,14846) = 2
LCM(14838,14846) = ( 14838 × 14846) / 2
LCM(14838,14846) = 220284948 / 2
LCM(14838,14846) = 110142474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14838 and 14846 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14838 and 14846. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14838 and 14846.

Prime Factorization of 14838

Prime Factorization of 14846

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14838 and 14846.

LCM(14838,14846) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2473¹ × 13¹ × 571¹
LCM(14838,14846) = 110142474