What is the Least Common Multiple of 15998 and 16018?

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 15998 and 16018 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 15998 and 16018, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(15998,16018) = 2
LCM(15998,16018) = ( 15998 × 16018) / 2
LCM(15998,16018) = 256255964 / 2
LCM(15998,16018) = 128127982

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 15998 and 16018 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 15998 and 16018. First we will calculate the prime factors of 15998 and 16018.

Prime Factorization of 15998

Prime Factorization of 16018

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 15998 and 16018.

LCM(15998,16018) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 421¹ × 8009¹
LCM(15998,16018) = 128127982