What is the Least Common Multiple of 15001 and 15010?

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 15001 and 15010 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15001 and 15010, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15001,15010) = 1
LCM(15001,15010) = ( 15001 × 15010) / 1
LCM(15001,15010) = 225165010 / 1
LCM(15001,15010) = 225165010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15001 and 15010 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15001 and 15010. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15001 and 15010.

Prime Factorization of 15001

Prime Factorization of 15010

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15001 and 15010.

LCM(15001,15010) = 7¹ × 2143¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 79¹
LCM(15001,15010) = 225165010