What is the Least Common Multiple of 15848 and 15854?

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 15848 and 15854 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15848 and 15854, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15848,15854) = 2
LCM(15848,15854) = ( 15848 × 15854) / 2
LCM(15848,15854) = 251254192 / 2
LCM(15848,15854) = 125627096

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15848 and 15854 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15848 and 15854. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15848 and 15854.

Prime Factorization of 15848

Prime Factorization of 15854

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15848 and 15854.

LCM(15848,15854) = 2³ × 7¹ × 283¹ × 7927¹
LCM(15848,15854) = 125627096