What is the Least Common Multiple of 15546 and 15562?

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 15546 and 15562 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15546 and 15562, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15546,15562) = 2
LCM(15546,15562) = ( 15546 × 15562) / 2
LCM(15546,15562) = 241926852 / 2
LCM(15546,15562) = 120963426

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15546 and 15562 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15546 and 15562. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15546 and 15562.

Prime Factorization of 15546

Prime Factorization of 15562

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15546 and 15562.

LCM(15546,15562) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 2591¹ × 31¹ × 251¹
LCM(15546,15562) = 120963426