What is the Least Common Multiple of 15022 and 15028?

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 15022 and 15028 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15022 and 15028, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15022,15028) = 2
LCM(15022,15028) = ( 15022 × 15028) / 2
LCM(15022,15028) = 225750616 / 2
LCM(15022,15028) = 112875308

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15022 and 15028 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15022 and 15028. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15022 and 15028.

Prime Factorization of 15022

Prime Factorization of 15028

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15022 and 15028.

LCM(15022,15028) = 2² × 7¹ × 29¹ × 37¹ × 13¹ × 17²
LCM(15022,15028) = 112875308