What is the Least Common Multiple of 21131 and 21147?

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 21131 and 21147 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21131 and 21147, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21131,21147) = 1
LCM(21131,21147) = ( 21131 × 21147) / 1
LCM(21131,21147) = 446857257 / 1
LCM(21131,21147) = 446857257

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21131 and 21147 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21131 and 21147. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21131 and 21147.

Prime Factorization of 21131

Prime Factorization of 21147

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21131 and 21147.

LCM(21131,21147) = 11¹ × 17¹ × 113¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 19¹ × 53¹
LCM(21131,21147) = 446857257