What is the Least Common Multiple of 15760 and 15768?

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 15760 and 15768 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15760 and 15768, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15760,15768) = 8
LCM(15760,15768) = ( 15760 × 15768) / 8
LCM(15760,15768) = 248503680 / 8
LCM(15760,15768) = 31062960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15760 and 15768 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15760 and 15768. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15760 and 15768.

Prime Factorization of 15760

Prime Factorization of 15768

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15760 and 15768.

LCM(15760,15768) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 197¹ × 3³ × 73¹
LCM(15760,15768) = 31062960