What is the Least Common Multiple of 16368 and 16384?

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 16368 and 16384 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16368 and 16384, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16368,16384) = 16
LCM(16368,16384) = ( 16368 × 16384) / 16
LCM(16368,16384) = 268173312 / 16
LCM(16368,16384) = 16760832

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16368 and 16384 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16368 and 16384. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16368 and 16384.

Prime Factorization of 16368

Prime Factorization of 16384

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16368 and 16384.

LCM(16368,16384) = 2¹⁴ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 31¹
LCM(16368,16384) = 16760832