What is the Least Common Multiple of 15050 and 15058?

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 15050 and 15058 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15050 and 15058, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15050,15058) = 2
LCM(15050,15058) = ( 15050 × 15058) / 2
LCM(15050,15058) = 226622900 / 2
LCM(15050,15058) = 113311450

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15050 and 15058 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15050 and 15058. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15050 and 15058.

Prime Factorization of 15050

Prime Factorization of 15058

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15050 and 15058.

LCM(15050,15058) = 2¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 43¹ × 7529¹
LCM(15050,15058) = 113311450