What is the Least Common Multiple of 15101 and 15118?

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 15101 and 15118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15101 and 15118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15101,15118) = 1
LCM(15101,15118) = ( 15101 × 15118) / 1
LCM(15101,15118) = 228296918 / 1
LCM(15101,15118) = 228296918

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15101 and 15118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15101 and 15118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15101 and 15118.

Prime Factorization of 15101

Prime Factorization of 15118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15101 and 15118.

LCM(15101,15118) = 15101¹ × 2¹ × 7559¹
LCM(15101,15118) = 228296918