What is the Least Common Multiple of 15829 and 15847?

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 15829 and 15847 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15829 and 15847, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15829,15847) = 1
LCM(15829,15847) = ( 15829 × 15847) / 1
LCM(15829,15847) = 250842163 / 1
LCM(15829,15847) = 250842163

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15829 and 15847 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15829 and 15847. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15829 and 15847.

Prime Factorization of 15829

Prime Factorization of 15847

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15829 and 15847.

LCM(15829,15847) = 11¹ × 1439¹ × 13¹ × 23¹ × 53¹
LCM(15829,15847) = 250842163