What is the Least Common Multiple of 15276 and 15284?

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 15276 and 15284 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15276 and 15284, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15276,15284) = 4
LCM(15276,15284) = ( 15276 × 15284) / 4
LCM(15276,15284) = 233478384 / 4
LCM(15276,15284) = 58369596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15276 and 15284 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15276 and 15284. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15276 and 15284.

Prime Factorization of 15276

Prime Factorization of 15284

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15276 and 15284.

LCM(15276,15284) = 2² × 3¹ × 19¹ × 67¹ × 3821¹
LCM(15276,15284) = 58369596