What is the Least Common Multiple of 14942 and 14959?

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 14942 and 14959 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14942 and 14959, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14942,14959) = 1
LCM(14942,14959) = ( 14942 × 14959) / 1
LCM(14942,14959) = 223517378 / 1
LCM(14942,14959) = 223517378

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14942 and 14959 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14942 and 14959. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14942 and 14959.

Prime Factorization of 14942

Prime Factorization of 14959

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14942 and 14959.

LCM(14942,14959) = 2¹ × 31¹ × 241¹ × 7¹ × 2137¹
LCM(14942,14959) = 223517378