What is the Least Common Multiple of 21000 and 21020?

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 21000 and 21020 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21000 and 21020, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21000,21020) = 20
LCM(21000,21020) = ( 21000 × 21020) / 20
LCM(21000,21020) = 441420000 / 20
LCM(21000,21020) = 22071000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21000 and 21020 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21000 and 21020. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21000 and 21020.

Prime Factorization of 21000

Prime Factorization of 21020

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21000 and 21020.

LCM(21000,21020) = 2³ × 3¹ × 5³ × 7¹ × 1051¹
LCM(21000,21020) = 22071000