What is the Least Common Multiple of 14951 and 14963?

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 14951 and 14963 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14951 and 14963, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14951,14963) = 1
LCM(14951,14963) = ( 14951 × 14963) / 1
LCM(14951,14963) = 223711813 / 1
LCM(14951,14963) = 223711813

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14951 and 14963 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14951 and 14963. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14951 and 14963.

Prime Factorization of 14951

Prime Factorization of 14963

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14951 and 14963.

LCM(14951,14963) = 14951¹ × 13¹ × 1151¹
LCM(14951,14963) = 223711813