What is the Least Common Multiple of 15441 and 15452?

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 15441 and 15452 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15441 and 15452, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15441,15452) = 1
LCM(15441,15452) = ( 15441 × 15452) / 1
LCM(15441,15452) = 238594332 / 1
LCM(15441,15452) = 238594332

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15441 and 15452 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15441 and 15452. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15441 and 15452.

Prime Factorization of 15441

Prime Factorization of 15452

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15441 and 15452.

LCM(15441,15452) = 3¹ × 5147¹ × 2² × 3863¹
LCM(15441,15452) = 238594332