What is the Least Common Multiple of 21006 and 21015?

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 21006 and 21015 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21006 and 21015, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21006,21015) = 9
LCM(21006,21015) = ( 21006 × 21015) / 9
LCM(21006,21015) = 441441090 / 9
LCM(21006,21015) = 49049010

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21006 and 21015 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21006 and 21015. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21006 and 21015.

Prime Factorization of 21006

Prime Factorization of 21015

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21006 and 21015.

LCM(21006,21015) = 2¹ × 3³ × 389¹ × 5¹ × 467¹
LCM(21006,21015) = 49049010