What is the Least Common Multiple of 15037 and 15047?

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 15037 and 15047 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15037 and 15047, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15037,15047) = 1
LCM(15037,15047) = ( 15037 × 15047) / 1
LCM(15037,15047) = 226261739 / 1
LCM(15037,15047) = 226261739

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15037 and 15047 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15037 and 15047. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15037 and 15047.

Prime Factorization of 15037

Prime Factorization of 15047

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15037 and 15047.

LCM(15037,15047) = 11¹ × 1367¹ × 41¹ × 367¹
LCM(15037,15047) = 226261739