What is the Least Common Multiple of 16359 and 16373?

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 16359 and 16373 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16359 and 16373, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16359,16373) = 7
LCM(16359,16373) = ( 16359 × 16373) / 7
LCM(16359,16373) = 267845907 / 7
LCM(16359,16373) = 38263701

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16359 and 16373 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16359 and 16373. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16359 and 16373.

Prime Factorization of 16359

Prime Factorization of 16373

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16359 and 16373.

LCM(16359,16373) = 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 41¹ × 2339¹
LCM(16359,16373) = 38263701