What is the Least Common Multiple of 16692 and 16700?

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 16692 and 16700 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16692 and 16700, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16692,16700) = 4
LCM(16692,16700) = ( 16692 × 16700) / 4
LCM(16692,16700) = 278756400 / 4
LCM(16692,16700) = 69689100

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16692 and 16700 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16692 and 16700. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16692 and 16700.

Prime Factorization of 16692

Prime Factorization of 16700

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16692 and 16700.

LCM(16692,16700) = 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 107¹ × 5² × 167¹
LCM(16692,16700) = 69689100