What is the Least Common Multiple of 16804 and 16816?

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 16804 and 16816 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16804 and 16816, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16804,16816) = 4
LCM(16804,16816) = ( 16804 × 16816) / 4
LCM(16804,16816) = 282576064 / 4
LCM(16804,16816) = 70644016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16804 and 16816 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16804 and 16816. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16804 and 16816.

Prime Factorization of 16804

Prime Factorization of 16816

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16804 and 16816.

LCM(16804,16816) = 2⁴ × 4201¹ × 1051¹
LCM(16804,16816) = 70644016