What is the Least Common Multiple of 14845 and 14851?

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 14845 and 14851 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14845 and 14851, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14845,14851) = 1
LCM(14845,14851) = ( 14845 × 14851) / 1
LCM(14845,14851) = 220463095 / 1
LCM(14845,14851) = 220463095

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14845 and 14851 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14845 and 14851. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14845 and 14851.

Prime Factorization of 14845

Prime Factorization of 14851

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14845 and 14851.

LCM(14845,14851) = 5¹ × 2969¹ × 14851¹
LCM(14845,14851) = 220463095