What is the Least Common Multiple of 16808 and 16828?

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 16808 and 16828 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16808 and 16828, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16808,16828) = 4
LCM(16808,16828) = ( 16808 × 16828) / 4
LCM(16808,16828) = 282845024 / 4
LCM(16808,16828) = 70711256

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16808 and 16828 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16808 and 16828. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16808 and 16828.

Prime Factorization of 16808

Prime Factorization of 16828

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16808 and 16828.

LCM(16808,16828) = 2³ × 11¹ × 191¹ × 7¹ × 601¹
LCM(16808,16828) = 70711256