What is the Least Common Multiple of 16196 and 16210?

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 16196 and 16210 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16196 and 16210, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16196,16210) = 2
LCM(16196,16210) = ( 16196 × 16210) / 2
LCM(16196,16210) = 262537160 / 2
LCM(16196,16210) = 131268580

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16196 and 16210 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16196 and 16210. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16196 and 16210.

Prime Factorization of 16196

Prime Factorization of 16210

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16196 and 16210.

LCM(16196,16210) = 2² × 4049¹ × 5¹ × 1621¹
LCM(16196,16210) = 131268580