What is the Least Common Multiple of 14846 and 14859?

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 14846 and 14859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14846 and 14859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14846,14859) = 13
LCM(14846,14859) = ( 14846 × 14859) / 13
LCM(14846,14859) = 220596714 / 13
LCM(14846,14859) = 16968978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14846 and 14859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14846 and 14859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14846 and 14859.

Prime Factorization of 14846

Prime Factorization of 14859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14846 and 14859.

LCM(14846,14859) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 571¹ × 3² × 127¹
LCM(14846,14859) = 16968978