What is the Least Common Multiple of 21140 and 21145?

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 21140 and 21145 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21140 and 21145, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21140,21145) = 5
LCM(21140,21145) = ( 21140 × 21145) / 5
LCM(21140,21145) = 447005300 / 5
LCM(21140,21145) = 89401060

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21140 and 21145 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21140 and 21145. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21140 and 21145.

Prime Factorization of 21140

Prime Factorization of 21145

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21140 and 21145.

LCM(21140,21145) = 2² × 5¹ × 7¹ × 151¹ × 4229¹
LCM(21140,21145) = 89401060