What is the Least Common Multiple of 15914 and 15934?

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 15914 and 15934 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15914 and 15934, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15914,15934) = 2
LCM(15914,15934) = ( 15914 × 15934) / 2
LCM(15914,15934) = 253573676 / 2
LCM(15914,15934) = 126786838

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15914 and 15934 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15914 and 15934. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15914 and 15934.

Prime Factorization of 15914

Prime Factorization of 15934

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15914 and 15934.

LCM(15914,15934) = 2¹ × 73¹ × 109¹ × 31¹ × 257¹
LCM(15914,15934) = 126786838