What is the Least Common Multiple of 14859 and 14879?

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 14859 and 14879 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14859 and 14879, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14859,14879) = 1
LCM(14859,14879) = ( 14859 × 14879) / 1
LCM(14859,14879) = 221087061 / 1
LCM(14859,14879) = 221087061

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14859 and 14879 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14859 and 14879. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14859 and 14879.

Prime Factorization of 14859

Prime Factorization of 14879

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14859 and 14879.

LCM(14859,14879) = 3² × 13¹ × 127¹ × 14879¹
LCM(14859,14879) = 221087061