What is the Least Common Multiple of 15445 and 15453?

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 15445 and 15453 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15445 and 15453, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15445,15453) = 1
LCM(15445,15453) = ( 15445 × 15453) / 1
LCM(15445,15453) = 238671585 / 1
LCM(15445,15453) = 238671585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15445 and 15453 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15445 and 15453. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15445 and 15453.

Prime Factorization of 15445

Prime Factorization of 15453

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15445 and 15453.

LCM(15445,15453) = 5¹ × 3089¹ × 3² × 17¹ × 101¹
LCM(15445,15453) = 238671585