What is the Least Common Multiple of 14839 and 14856?

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 14839 and 14856 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14839 and 14856, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14839,14856) = 1
LCM(14839,14856) = ( 14839 × 14856) / 1
LCM(14839,14856) = 220448184 / 1
LCM(14839,14856) = 220448184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14839 and 14856 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14839 and 14856. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14839 and 14856.

Prime Factorization of 14839

Prime Factorization of 14856

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14839 and 14856.

LCM(14839,14856) = 11¹ × 19¹ × 71¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 619¹
LCM(14839,14856) = 220448184