What is the Least Common Multiple of 15901 and 15910?

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 15901 and 15910 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15901 and 15910, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15901,15910) = 1
LCM(15901,15910) = ( 15901 × 15910) / 1
LCM(15901,15910) = 252984910 / 1
LCM(15901,15910) = 252984910

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15901 and 15910 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15901 and 15910. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15901 and 15910.

Prime Factorization of 15901

Prime Factorization of 15910

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15901 and 15910.

LCM(15901,15910) = 15901¹ × 2¹ × 5¹ × 37¹ × 43¹
LCM(15901,15910) = 252984910