What is the Least Common Multiple of 21015 and 21022?

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 21015 and 21022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21015 and 21022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21015,21022) = 1
LCM(21015,21022) = ( 21015 × 21022) / 1
LCM(21015,21022) = 441777330 / 1
LCM(21015,21022) = 441777330

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21015 and 21022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21015 and 21022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21015 and 21022.

Prime Factorization of 21015

Prime Factorization of 21022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21015 and 21022.

LCM(21015,21022) = 3² × 5¹ × 467¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 457¹
LCM(21015,21022) = 441777330