What is the Least Common Multiple of 16746 and 16764?

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 16746 and 16764 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16746 and 16764, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16746,16764) = 6
LCM(16746,16764) = ( 16746 × 16764) / 6
LCM(16746,16764) = 280729944 / 6
LCM(16746,16764) = 46788324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16746 and 16764 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16746 and 16764. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16746 and 16764.

Prime Factorization of 16746

Prime Factorization of 16764

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16746 and 16764.

LCM(16746,16764) = 2² × 3¹ × 2791¹ × 11¹ × 127¹
LCM(16746,16764) = 46788324