What is the Least Common Multiple of 14887 and 14894?

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 14887 and 14894 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14887 and 14894, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14887,14894) = 1
LCM(14887,14894) = ( 14887 × 14894) / 1
LCM(14887,14894) = 221726978 / 1
LCM(14887,14894) = 221726978

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14887 and 14894 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14887 and 14894. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14887 and 14894.

Prime Factorization of 14887

Prime Factorization of 14894

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14887 and 14894.

LCM(14887,14894) = 14887¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 677¹
LCM(14887,14894) = 221726978