What is the Least Common Multiple of 15628 and 15633?

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 15628 and 15633 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15628 and 15633, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15628,15633) = 1
LCM(15628,15633) = ( 15628 × 15633) / 1
LCM(15628,15633) = 244312524 / 1
LCM(15628,15633) = 244312524

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15628 and 15633 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15628 and 15633. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15628 and 15633.

Prime Factorization of 15628

Prime Factorization of 15633

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15628 and 15633.

LCM(15628,15633) = 2² × 3907¹ × 3⁴ × 193¹
LCM(15628,15633) = 244312524