What is the Least Common Multiple of 15346 and 15350?

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 15346 and 15350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15346 and 15350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15346,15350) = 2
LCM(15346,15350) = ( 15346 × 15350) / 2
LCM(15346,15350) = 235561100 / 2
LCM(15346,15350) = 117780550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15346 and 15350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15346 and 15350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15346 and 15350.

Prime Factorization of 15346

Prime Factorization of 15350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15346 and 15350.

LCM(15346,15350) = 2¹ × 7673¹ × 5² × 307¹
LCM(15346,15350) = 117780550