What is the Least Common Multiple of 16362 and 16367?

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 16362 and 16367 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16362 and 16367, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16362,16367) = 1
LCM(16362,16367) = ( 16362 × 16367) / 1
LCM(16362,16367) = 267796854 / 1
LCM(16362,16367) = 267796854

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16362 and 16367 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16362 and 16367. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16362 and 16367.

Prime Factorization of 16362

Prime Factorization of 16367

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16362 and 16367.

LCM(16362,16367) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 101¹ × 13¹ × 1259¹
LCM(16362,16367) = 267796854