What is the Least Common Multiple of 16144 and 16160?

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 16144 and 16160 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16144 and 16160, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16144,16160) = 16
LCM(16144,16160) = ( 16144 × 16160) / 16
LCM(16144,16160) = 260887040 / 16
LCM(16144,16160) = 16305440

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16144 and 16160 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16144 and 16160. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16144 and 16160.

Prime Factorization of 16144

Prime Factorization of 16160

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16144 and 16160.

LCM(16144,16160) = 2⁵ × 1009¹ × 5¹ × 101¹
LCM(16144,16160) = 16305440