What is the Least Common Multiple of 16931 and 16936?

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 16931 and 16936 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 16931 and 16936, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(16931,16936) = 1
LCM(16931,16936) = ( 16931 × 16936) / 1
LCM(16931,16936) = 286743416 / 1
LCM(16931,16936) = 286743416

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 16931 and 16936 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 16931 and 16936. First we will calculate the prime factors of 16931 and 16936.

Prime Factorization of 16931

Prime Factorization of 16936

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 16931 and 16936.

LCM(16931,16936) = 16931¹ × 2³ × 29¹ × 73¹
LCM(16931,16936) = 286743416