What is the Least Common Multiple of 9015 and 9030?

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 9015 and 9030 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 9015 and 9030, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(9015,9030) = 15
LCM(9015,9030) = ( 9015 × 9030) / 15
LCM(9015,9030) = 81405450 / 15
LCM(9015,9030) = 5427030

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 9015 and 9030 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 9015 and 9030. First we will calculate the prime factors of 9015 and 9030.

Prime Factorization of 9015

Prime Factorization of 9030

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 9015 and 9030.

LCM(9015,9030) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 601¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 43¹
LCM(9015,9030) = 5427030