What is the Least Common Multiple of 6308 and 6315?

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 6308 and 6315 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6308 and 6315, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6308,6315) = 1
LCM(6308,6315) = ( 6308 × 6315) / 1
LCM(6308,6315) = 39835020 / 1
LCM(6308,6315) = 39835020

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6308 and 6315 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6308 and 6315. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6308 and 6315.

Prime Factorization of 6308

Prime Factorization of 6315

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6308 and 6315.

LCM(6308,6315) = 2² × 19¹ × 83¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 421¹
LCM(6308,6315) = 39835020