What is the Least Common Multiple of 15843 and 15853?

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 15843 and 15853 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15843 and 15853, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15843,15853) = 1
LCM(15843,15853) = ( 15843 × 15853) / 1
LCM(15843,15853) = 251159079 / 1
LCM(15843,15853) = 251159079

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15843 and 15853 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15843 and 15853. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15843 and 15853.

Prime Factorization of 15843

Prime Factorization of 15853

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15843 and 15853.

LCM(15843,15853) = 3¹ × 5281¹ × 83¹ × 191¹
LCM(15843,15853) = 251159079