What is the Least Common Multiple of 15831 and 15840?

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 15831 and 15840 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15831 and 15840, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15831,15840) = 9
LCM(15831,15840) = ( 15831 × 15840) / 9
LCM(15831,15840) = 250763040 / 9
LCM(15831,15840) = 27862560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15831 and 15840 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15831 and 15840. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15831 and 15840.

Prime Factorization of 15831

Prime Factorization of 15840

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15831 and 15840.

LCM(15831,15840) = 3² × 1759¹ × 2⁵ × 5¹ × 11¹
LCM(15831,15840) = 27862560