What is the Least Common Multiple of 16826 and 16845?

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 16826 and 16845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16826 and 16845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16826,16845) = 1
LCM(16826,16845) = ( 16826 × 16845) / 1
LCM(16826,16845) = 283433970 / 1
LCM(16826,16845) = 283433970

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16826 and 16845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16826 and 16845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16826 and 16845.

Prime Factorization of 16826

Prime Factorization of 16845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16826 and 16845.

LCM(16826,16845) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 179¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 1123¹
LCM(16826,16845) = 283433970