What is the Least Common Multiple of 15571 and 15576?

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 15571 and 15576 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15571 and 15576, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15571,15576) = 1
LCM(15571,15576) = ( 15571 × 15576) / 1
LCM(15571,15576) = 242533896 / 1
LCM(15571,15576) = 242533896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15571 and 15576 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15571 and 15576. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15571 and 15576.

Prime Factorization of 15571

Prime Factorization of 15576

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15571 and 15576.

LCM(15571,15576) = 23¹ × 677¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 59¹
LCM(15571,15576) = 242533896