What is the Least Common Multiple of 16743 and 16760?

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 16743 and 16760 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16743 and 16760, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16743,16760) = 1
LCM(16743,16760) = ( 16743 × 16760) / 1
LCM(16743,16760) = 280612680 / 1
LCM(16743,16760) = 280612680

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16743 and 16760 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16743 and 16760. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16743 and 16760.

Prime Factorization of 16743

Prime Factorization of 16760

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16743 and 16760.

LCM(16743,16760) = 3¹ × 5581¹ × 2³ × 5¹ × 419¹
LCM(16743,16760) = 280612680