What is the Least Common Multiple of 15204 and 15218?

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 15204 and 15218 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15204 and 15218, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15204,15218) = 14
LCM(15204,15218) = ( 15204 × 15218) / 14
LCM(15204,15218) = 231374472 / 14
LCM(15204,15218) = 16526748

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15204 and 15218 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15204 and 15218. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15204 and 15218.

Prime Factorization of 15204

Prime Factorization of 15218

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15204 and 15218.

LCM(15204,15218) = 2² × 3¹ × 7¹ × 181¹ × 1087¹
LCM(15204,15218) = 16526748