LCM for 2, 4 and 15

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What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 4 and 15?

Answer

LCM of 2, 4 and 15 is
60

First common multiples: 60, 120, 180, …

60 is divisible by all three: 60 ÷ 2 = 30, 60 ÷ 4 = 15, 60 ÷ 15 = 4 — and 30, 15 and 4 have no factor but 1 common to all of them, so no smaller number is. As a common denominator: multiply the top and bottom of x/2 by 30 and of y/4 by 15 and of z/15 by 4.

2 — prime

4 = 22

15 = 3 × 5

Prime2415Highest power
2222—22
3——33
5——55

— = power 0: the prime is not a factor of this number; the LCM takes it from the number that has it.

LCM = 22 × 3 × 5 = 60

See Also

LCM Table

1st2nd3rdLCM
1244
2244
23412
2444
24520
24612
24728
2488
24936
241020
241144
241212
241352
241428
241560
241616
241768
241836
241976
242020
242184
242244
242392
242424
2425100
242652
2427108
242828
2429116
243060

FAQ

What's the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 2, 4 and 15?

LCM of 2, 4 and 15 is 60

How to find the LCM of 2, 4 and 15 by prime factorization?

Take every prime that appears in 2, 4 and 15 to the highest power it reaches in any one of them and multiply: 2² × 3 × 5 = 60.

Can you get the LCM of 2, 4 and 15 two numbers at a time?

Yes. The LCM of 2 and 4 is 4, and the LCM of 4 and 15 is 60 — the same answer, because the least common multiple is associative and does not depend on the order of the three numbers.

Is 60 divisible by 2, 4 and 15?

Yes, and by definition it is the smallest positive integer that is: 60 ÷ 2, 60 ÷ 4 and 60 ÷ 15 all come out whole. Any other common multiple of 2, 4 and 15 is a multiple of 60.