What is the Least Common Multiple of 15001 and 15011?

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 15011 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 15011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15001,15011) = 1
LCM(15001,15011) = ( 15001 × 15011) / 1
LCM(15001,15011) = 225180011 / 1
LCM(15001,15011) = 225180011

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15001 and 15011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15001 and 15011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15001 and 15011.

Prime Factorization of 15001

Prime Factorization of 15011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15001 and 15011.

LCM(15001,15011) = 7¹ × 2143¹ × 17¹ × 883¹
LCM(15001,15011) = 225180011