What is the Least Common Multiple of 15165 and 15179?

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 15165 and 15179 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15165 and 15179, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15165,15179) = 1
LCM(15165,15179) = ( 15165 × 15179) / 1
LCM(15165,15179) = 230189535 / 1
LCM(15165,15179) = 230189535

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15165 and 15179 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15165 and 15179. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15165 and 15179.

Prime Factorization of 15165

Prime Factorization of 15179

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15165 and 15179.

LCM(15165,15179) = 3² × 5¹ × 337¹ × 43¹ × 353¹
LCM(15165,15179) = 230189535