What is the Least Common Multiple of 15826 and 15836?

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 15826 and 15836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15826 and 15836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15826,15836) = 2
LCM(15826,15836) = ( 15826 × 15836) / 2
LCM(15826,15836) = 250620536 / 2
LCM(15826,15836) = 125310268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15826 and 15836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15826 and 15836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15826 and 15836.

Prime Factorization of 15826

Prime Factorization of 15836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15826 and 15836.

LCM(15826,15836) = 2² × 41¹ × 193¹ × 37¹ × 107¹
LCM(15826,15836) = 125310268