What is the Least Common Multiple of 15183 and 15187?

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 15183 and 15187 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15183 and 15187, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15183,15187) = 1
LCM(15183,15187) = ( 15183 × 15187) / 1
LCM(15183,15187) = 230584221 / 1
LCM(15183,15187) = 230584221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15183 and 15187 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15183 and 15187. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15183 and 15187.

Prime Factorization of 15183

Prime Factorization of 15187

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15183 and 15187.

LCM(15183,15187) = 3² × 7¹ × 241¹ × 15187¹
LCM(15183,15187) = 230584221