What is the Least Common Multiple of 15371 and 15385?

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 15371 and 15385 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15371 and 15385, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15371,15385) = 1
LCM(15371,15385) = ( 15371 × 15385) / 1
LCM(15371,15385) = 236482835 / 1
LCM(15371,15385) = 236482835

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15371 and 15385 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15371 and 15385. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15371 and 15385.

Prime Factorization of 15371

Prime Factorization of 15385

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15371 and 15385.

LCM(15371,15385) = 19¹ × 809¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 181¹
LCM(15371,15385) = 236482835