What is the Least Common Multiple of 16010 and 16014?

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 16010 and 16014 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16010 and 16014, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16010,16014) = 2
LCM(16010,16014) = ( 16010 × 16014) / 2
LCM(16010,16014) = 256384140 / 2
LCM(16010,16014) = 128192070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16010 and 16014 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16010 and 16014. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16010 and 16014.

Prime Factorization of 16010

Prime Factorization of 16014

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16010 and 16014.

LCM(16010,16014) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1601¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 157¹
LCM(16010,16014) = 128192070