What is the Least Common Multiple of 14007 and 14016?

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 14007 and 14016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 14007 and 14016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(14007,14016) = 3
LCM(14007,14016) = ( 14007 × 14016) / 3
LCM(14007,14016) = 196322112 / 3
LCM(14007,14016) = 65440704

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 14007 and 14016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 14007 and 14016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 14007 and 14016.

Prime Factorization of 14007

Prime Factorization of 14016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 14007 and 14016.

LCM(14007,14016) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 23¹ × 29¹ × 2⁶ × 73¹
LCM(14007,14016) = 65440704