What is the Least Common Multiple of 15437 and 15442?

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 15437 and 15442 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15437 and 15442, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15437,15442) = 1
LCM(15437,15442) = ( 15437 × 15442) / 1
LCM(15437,15442) = 238378154 / 1
LCM(15437,15442) = 238378154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15437 and 15442 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15437 and 15442. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15437 and 15442.

Prime Factorization of 15437

Prime Factorization of 15442

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15437 and 15442.

LCM(15437,15442) = 43¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1103¹
LCM(15437,15442) = 238378154