What is the Least Common Multiple of 15055 and 15062?

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 15055 and 15062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15055 and 15062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15055,15062) = 1
LCM(15055,15062) = ( 15055 × 15062) / 1
LCM(15055,15062) = 226758410 / 1
LCM(15055,15062) = 226758410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15055 and 15062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15055 and 15062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15055 and 15062.

Prime Factorization of 15055

Prime Factorization of 15062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15055 and 15062.

LCM(15055,15062) = 5¹ × 3011¹ × 2¹ × 17¹ × 443¹
LCM(15055,15062) = 226758410