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What is the Least Common Multiple of 15885 and 15900?

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 (LCM) of 15885 and 15900 is 16838100.

LCM(15885,15900) = 16838100

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Least Common Multiple of 15885 and 15900 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15885 and 15900, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15885,15900) = 15
LCM(15885,15900) = ( 15885 × 15900) / 15
LCM(15885,15900) = 252571500 / 15
LCM(15885,15900) = 16838100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15885 and 15900 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15885 and 15900. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15885 and 15900.

Prime Factorization of 15885

Prime factors of 15885 are 3, 5, 353. Prime factorization of 15885 in exponential form is:

15885 = 32 × 51 × 3531

Prime Factorization of 15900

Prime factors of 15900 are 2, 3, 5, 53. Prime factorization of 15900 in exponential form is:

15900 = 22 × 31 × 52 × 531

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15885 and 15900.

LCM(15885,15900) = 32 × 52 × 3531 × 22 × 531
LCM(15885,15900) = 16838100