What is the Least Common Multiple of 15494 and 15510?

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 15494 and 15510 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15494 and 15510, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15494,15510) = 2
LCM(15494,15510) = ( 15494 × 15510) / 2
LCM(15494,15510) = 240311940 / 2
LCM(15494,15510) = 120155970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15494 and 15510 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15494 and 15510. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15494 and 15510.

Prime Factorization of 15494

Prime Factorization of 15510

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15494 and 15510.

LCM(15494,15510) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 127¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 47¹
LCM(15494,15510) = 120155970