What is the Least Common Multiple of 15056 and 15068?

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 15056 and 15068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15056 and 15068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15056,15068) = 4
LCM(15056,15068) = ( 15056 × 15068) / 4
LCM(15056,15068) = 226863808 / 4
LCM(15056,15068) = 56715952

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15056 and 15068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15056 and 15068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15056 and 15068.

Prime Factorization of 15056

Prime Factorization of 15068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15056 and 15068.

LCM(15056,15068) = 2⁴ × 941¹ × 3767¹
LCM(15056,15068) = 56715952