What is the Least Common Multiple of 16533 and 16544?

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 16533 and 16544 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16533 and 16544, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16533,16544) = 11
LCM(16533,16544) = ( 16533 × 16544) / 11
LCM(16533,16544) = 273521952 / 11
LCM(16533,16544) = 24865632

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16533 and 16544 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16533 and 16544. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16533 and 16544.

Prime Factorization of 16533

Prime Factorization of 16544

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16533 and 16544.

LCM(16533,16544) = 3² × 11¹ × 167¹ × 2⁵ × 47¹
LCM(16533,16544) = 24865632