What is the Least Common Multiple of 15141 and 15161?

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 15141 and 15161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15141 and 15161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15141,15161) = 1
LCM(15141,15161) = ( 15141 × 15161) / 1
LCM(15141,15161) = 229552701 / 1
LCM(15141,15161) = 229552701

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15141 and 15161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15141 and 15161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15141 and 15161.

Prime Factorization of 15141

Prime Factorization of 15161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15141 and 15161.

LCM(15141,15161) = 3¹ × 7² × 103¹ × 15161¹
LCM(15141,15161) = 229552701