What is the Least Common Multiple of 15535 and 15555?

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 15535 and 15555 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15535 and 15555, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15535,15555) = 5
LCM(15535,15555) = ( 15535 × 15555) / 5
LCM(15535,15555) = 241646925 / 5
LCM(15535,15555) = 48329385

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15535 and 15555 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15535 and 15555. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15535 and 15555.

Prime Factorization of 15535

Prime Factorization of 15555

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15535 and 15555.

LCM(15535,15555) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 239¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 61¹
LCM(15535,15555) = 48329385