What is the Least Common Multiple of 15070 and 15074?

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 15070 and 15074 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15070 and 15074, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15070,15074) = 2
LCM(15070,15074) = ( 15070 × 15074) / 2
LCM(15070,15074) = 227165180 / 2
LCM(15070,15074) = 113582590

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15070 and 15074 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15070 and 15074. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15070 and 15074.

Prime Factorization of 15070

Prime Factorization of 15074

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15070 and 15074.

LCM(15070,15074) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 137¹ × 7537¹
LCM(15070,15074) = 113582590