What is the Least Common Multiple of 15010 and 15016?

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 15010 and 15016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15010 and 15016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15010,15016) = 2
LCM(15010,15016) = ( 15010 × 15016) / 2
LCM(15010,15016) = 225390160 / 2
LCM(15010,15016) = 112695080

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15010 and 15016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15010 and 15016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15010 and 15016.

Prime Factorization of 15010

Prime Factorization of 15016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15010 and 15016.

LCM(15010,15016) = 2³ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 79¹ × 1877¹
LCM(15010,15016) = 112695080