What is the Least Common Multiple of 15250 and 15266?

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 15250 and 15266 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15250 and 15266, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15250,15266) = 2
LCM(15250,15266) = ( 15250 × 15266) / 2
LCM(15250,15266) = 232806500 / 2
LCM(15250,15266) = 116403250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15250 and 15266 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15250 and 15266. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15250 and 15266.

Prime Factorization of 15250

Prime Factorization of 15266

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15250 and 15266.

LCM(15250,15266) = 2¹ × 5³ × 61¹ × 17¹ × 449¹
LCM(15250,15266) = 116403250