What is the Least Common Multiple of 15368 and 15378?

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 15368 and 15378 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15368 and 15378, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15368,15378) = 2
LCM(15368,15378) = ( 15368 × 15378) / 2
LCM(15368,15378) = 236329104 / 2
LCM(15368,15378) = 118164552

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15368 and 15378 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15368 and 15378. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15368 and 15378.

Prime Factorization of 15368

Prime Factorization of 15378

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15368 and 15378.

LCM(15368,15378) = 2³ × 17¹ × 113¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 233¹
LCM(15368,15378) = 118164552