What is the Least Common Multiple of 15453 and 15468?

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 15453 and 15468 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15453 and 15468, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15453,15468) = 3
LCM(15453,15468) = ( 15453 × 15468) / 3
LCM(15453,15468) = 239027004 / 3
LCM(15453,15468) = 79675668

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15453 and 15468 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15453 and 15468. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15453 and 15468.

Prime Factorization of 15453

Prime Factorization of 15468

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15453 and 15468.

LCM(15453,15468) = 3² × 17¹ × 101¹ × 2² × 1289¹
LCM(15453,15468) = 79675668