What is the Least Common Multiple of 15435 and 15450?

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 15435 and 15450 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15435 and 15450, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15435,15450) = 15
LCM(15435,15450) = ( 15435 × 15450) / 15
LCM(15435,15450) = 238470750 / 15
LCM(15435,15450) = 15898050

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15435 and 15450 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15435 and 15450. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15435 and 15450.

Prime Factorization of 15435

Prime Factorization of 15450

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15435 and 15450.

LCM(15435,15450) = 3² × 5² × 7³ × 2¹ × 103¹
LCM(15435,15450) = 15898050