What is the Least Common Multiple of 16814 and 16834?

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 16814 and 16834 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16814 and 16834, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16814,16834) = 2
LCM(16814,16834) = ( 16814 × 16834) / 2
LCM(16814,16834) = 283046876 / 2
LCM(16814,16834) = 141523438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16814 and 16834 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16814 and 16834. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16814 and 16834.

Prime Factorization of 16814

Prime Factorization of 16834

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16814 and 16834.

LCM(16814,16834) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1201¹ × 19¹ × 443¹
LCM(16814,16834) = 141523438