What is the Least Common Multiple of 15673 and 15692?

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 15673 and 15692 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15673 and 15692, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15673,15692) = 1
LCM(15673,15692) = ( 15673 × 15692) / 1
LCM(15673,15692) = 245940716 / 1
LCM(15673,15692) = 245940716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15673 and 15692 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15673 and 15692. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15673 and 15692.

Prime Factorization of 15673

Prime Factorization of 15692

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15673 and 15692.

LCM(15673,15692) = 7¹ × 2239¹ × 2² × 3923¹
LCM(15673,15692) = 245940716