What is the Least Common Multiple of 15756 and 15765?

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 15756 and 15765 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15756 and 15765, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15756,15765) = 3
LCM(15756,15765) = ( 15756 × 15765) / 3
LCM(15756,15765) = 248393340 / 3
LCM(15756,15765) = 82797780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15756 and 15765 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15756 and 15765. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15756 and 15765.

Prime Factorization of 15756

Prime Factorization of 15765

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15756 and 15765.

LCM(15756,15765) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 101¹ × 5¹ × 1051¹
LCM(15756,15765) = 82797780