What is the Least Common Multiple of 16055 and 16070?

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 16055 and 16070 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16055 and 16070, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16055,16070) = 5
LCM(16055,16070) = ( 16055 × 16070) / 5
LCM(16055,16070) = 258003850 / 5
LCM(16055,16070) = 51600770

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16055 and 16070 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16055 and 16070. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16055 and 16070.

Prime Factorization of 16055

Prime Factorization of 16070

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16055 and 16070.

LCM(16055,16070) = 5¹ × 13² × 19¹ × 2¹ × 1607¹
LCM(16055,16070) = 51600770