What is the Least Common Multiple of 15928 and 15941?

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 15928 and 15941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15928 and 15941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15928,15941) = 1
LCM(15928,15941) = ( 15928 × 15941) / 1
LCM(15928,15941) = 253908248 / 1
LCM(15928,15941) = 253908248

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15928 and 15941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15928 and 15941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15928 and 15941.

Prime Factorization of 15928

Prime Factorization of 15941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15928 and 15941.

LCM(15928,15941) = 2³ × 11¹ × 181¹ × 19¹ × 839¹
LCM(15928,15941) = 253908248