What is the Least Common Multiple of 15830 and 15850?

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 15830 and 15850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15830 and 15850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15830,15850) = 10
LCM(15830,15850) = ( 15830 × 15850) / 10
LCM(15830,15850) = 250905500 / 10
LCM(15830,15850) = 25090550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15830 and 15850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15830 and 15850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15830 and 15850.

Prime Factorization of 15830

Prime Factorization of 15850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15830 and 15850.

LCM(15830,15850) = 2¹ × 5² × 1583¹ × 317¹
LCM(15830,15850) = 25090550