What is the Least Common Multiple of 16038 and 16056?

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 16038 and 16056 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16038 and 16056, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16038,16056) = 18
LCM(16038,16056) = ( 16038 × 16056) / 18
LCM(16038,16056) = 257506128 / 18
LCM(16038,16056) = 14305896

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16038 and 16056 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16038 and 16056. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16038 and 16056.

Prime Factorization of 16038

Prime Factorization of 16056

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16038 and 16056.

LCM(16038,16056) = 2³ × 3⁶ × 11¹ × 223¹
LCM(16038,16056) = 14305896