What is the Least Common Multiple of 21164 and 21171?

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 21164 and 21171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21164 and 21171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21164,21171) = 1
LCM(21164,21171) = ( 21164 × 21171) / 1
LCM(21164,21171) = 448063044 / 1
LCM(21164,21171) = 448063044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21164 and 21171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21164 and 21171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21164 and 21171.

Prime Factorization of 21164

Prime Factorization of 21171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21164 and 21171.

LCM(21164,21171) = 2² × 11¹ × 13¹ × 37¹ × 3¹ × 7057¹
LCM(21164,21171) = 448063044