What is the Least Common Multiple of 15995 and 16007?

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 15995 and 16007 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15995 and 16007, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15995,16007) = 1
LCM(15995,16007) = ( 15995 × 16007) / 1
LCM(15995,16007) = 256031965 / 1
LCM(15995,16007) = 256031965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15995 and 16007 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15995 and 16007. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15995 and 16007.

Prime Factorization of 15995

Prime Factorization of 16007

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15995 and 16007.

LCM(15995,16007) = 5¹ × 7¹ × 457¹ × 16007¹
LCM(15995,16007) = 256031965