What is the Least Common Multiple of 14931 and 14938?

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 14931 and 14938 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14931 and 14938, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14931,14938) = 7
LCM(14931,14938) = ( 14931 × 14938) / 7
LCM(14931,14938) = 223039278 / 7
LCM(14931,14938) = 31862754

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14931 and 14938 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14931 and 14938. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14931 and 14938.

Prime Factorization of 14931

Prime Factorization of 14938

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14931 and 14938.

LCM(14931,14938) = 3³ × 7¹ × 79¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 97¹
LCM(14931,14938) = 31862754