What is the Least Common Multiple of 21169 and 21177?

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 21169 and 21177 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21169 and 21177, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21169,21177) = 1
LCM(21169,21177) = ( 21169 × 21177) / 1
LCM(21169,21177) = 448295913 / 1
LCM(21169,21177) = 448295913

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21169 and 21177 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21169 and 21177. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21169 and 21177.

Prime Factorization of 21169

Prime Factorization of 21177

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21169 and 21177.

LCM(21169,21177) = 21169¹ × 3² × 13¹ × 181¹
LCM(21169,21177) = 448295913