What is the Least Common Multiple of 21037 and 21053?

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 21037 and 21053 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21037 and 21053, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21037,21053) = 1
LCM(21037,21053) = ( 21037 × 21053) / 1
LCM(21037,21053) = 442891961 / 1
LCM(21037,21053) = 442891961

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21037 and 21053 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21037 and 21053. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21037 and 21053.

Prime Factorization of 21037

Prime Factorization of 21053

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21037 and 21053.

LCM(21037,21053) = 109¹ × 193¹ × 37¹ × 569¹
LCM(21037,21053) = 442891961