What is the Least Common Multiple of 21043 and 21050?

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 21043 and 21050 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21043 and 21050, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21043,21050) = 1
LCM(21043,21050) = ( 21043 × 21050) / 1
LCM(21043,21050) = 442955150 / 1
LCM(21043,21050) = 442955150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21043 and 21050 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21043 and 21050. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21043 and 21050.

Prime Factorization of 21043

Prime Factorization of 21050

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21043 and 21050.

LCM(21043,21050) = 11¹ × 1913¹ × 2¹ × 5² × 421¹
LCM(21043,21050) = 442955150