What is the Least Common Multiple of 16371 and 16388?

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 16371 and 16388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16371 and 16388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16371,16388) = 17
LCM(16371,16388) = ( 16371 × 16388) / 17
LCM(16371,16388) = 268287948 / 17
LCM(16371,16388) = 15781644

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16371 and 16388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16371 and 16388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16371 and 16388.

Prime Factorization of 16371

Prime Factorization of 16388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16371 and 16388.

LCM(16371,16388) = 3² × 17¹ × 107¹ × 2² × 241¹
LCM(16371,16388) = 15781644