What is the Least Common Multiple of 15149 and 15153?

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 15149 and 15153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15149 and 15153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15149,15153) = 1
LCM(15149,15153) = ( 15149 × 15153) / 1
LCM(15149,15153) = 229552797 / 1
LCM(15149,15153) = 229552797

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15149 and 15153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15149 and 15153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15149 and 15153.

Prime Factorization of 15149

Prime Factorization of 15153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15149 and 15153.

LCM(15149,15153) = 15149¹ × 3¹ × 5051¹
LCM(15149,15153) = 229552797