What is the Least Common Multiple of 15353 and 15362?

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 15353 and 15362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15353 and 15362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15353,15362) = 1
LCM(15353,15362) = ( 15353 × 15362) / 1
LCM(15353,15362) = 235852786 / 1
LCM(15353,15362) = 235852786

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15353 and 15362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15353 and 15362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15353 and 15362.

Prime Factorization of 15353

Prime Factorization of 15362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15353 and 15362.

LCM(15353,15362) = 13¹ × 1181¹ × 2¹ × 7681¹
LCM(15353,15362) = 235852786