What is the Least Common Multiple of 15004 and 15015?

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 15004 and 15015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15004 and 15015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15004,15015) = 11
LCM(15004,15015) = ( 15004 × 15015) / 11
LCM(15004,15015) = 225285060 / 11
LCM(15004,15015) = 20480460

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15004 and 15015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15004 and 15015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15004 and 15015.

Prime Factorization of 15004

Prime Factorization of 15015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15004 and 15015.

LCM(15004,15015) = 2² × 11² × 31¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 13¹
LCM(15004,15015) = 20480460