What is the Least Common Multiple of 16151 and 16161?

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 16151 and 16161 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16151 and 16161, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16151,16161) = 1
LCM(16151,16161) = ( 16151 × 16161) / 1
LCM(16151,16161) = 261016311 / 1
LCM(16151,16161) = 261016311

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16151 and 16161 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16151 and 16161. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16151 and 16161.

Prime Factorization of 16151

Prime Factorization of 16161

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16151 and 16161.

LCM(16151,16161) = 31¹ × 521¹ × 3¹ × 5387¹
LCM(16151,16161) = 261016311