What is the Least Common Multiple of 15135 and 15140?

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 15135 and 15140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15135 and 15140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15135,15140) = 5
LCM(15135,15140) = ( 15135 × 15140) / 5
LCM(15135,15140) = 229143900 / 5
LCM(15135,15140) = 45828780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15135 and 15140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15135 and 15140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15135 and 15140.

Prime Factorization of 15135

Prime Factorization of 15140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15135 and 15140.

LCM(15135,15140) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 1009¹ × 2² × 757¹
LCM(15135,15140) = 45828780