What is the Least Common Multiple of 15364 and 15370?

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 15364 and 15370 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15364 and 15370, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15364,15370) = 2
LCM(15364,15370) = ( 15364 × 15370) / 2
LCM(15364,15370) = 236144680 / 2
LCM(15364,15370) = 118072340

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15364 and 15370 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15364 and 15370. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15364 and 15370.

Prime Factorization of 15364

Prime Factorization of 15370

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15364 and 15370.

LCM(15364,15370) = 2² × 23¹ × 167¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 53¹
LCM(15364,15370) = 118072340