What is the Least Common Multiple of 16690 and 16702?

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 16690 and 16702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16690 and 16702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16690,16702) = 2
LCM(16690,16702) = ( 16690 × 16702) / 2
LCM(16690,16702) = 278756380 / 2
LCM(16690,16702) = 139378190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16690 and 16702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16690 and 16702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16690 and 16702.

Prime Factorization of 16690

Prime Factorization of 16702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16690 and 16702.

LCM(16690,16702) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1669¹ × 7¹ × 1193¹
LCM(16690,16702) = 139378190