What is the Least Common Multiple of 16735 and 16751?

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 16735 and 16751 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16735 and 16751, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16735,16751) = 1
LCM(16735,16751) = ( 16735 × 16751) / 1
LCM(16735,16751) = 280327985 / 1
LCM(16735,16751) = 280327985

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16735 and 16751 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16735 and 16751. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16735 and 16751.

Prime Factorization of 16735

Prime Factorization of 16751

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16735 and 16751.

LCM(16735,16751) = 5¹ × 3347¹ × 7¹ × 2393¹
LCM(16735,16751) = 280327985