What is the Least Common Multiple of 21161 and 21169?

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 21161 and 21169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21161 and 21169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21161,21169) = 1
LCM(21161,21169) = ( 21161 × 21169) / 1
LCM(21161,21169) = 447957209 / 1
LCM(21161,21169) = 447957209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21161 and 21169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21161 and 21169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21161 and 21169.

Prime Factorization of 21161

Prime Factorization of 21169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21161 and 21169.

LCM(21161,21169) = 7¹ × 3023¹ × 21169¹
LCM(21161,21169) = 447957209