What is the Least Common Multiple of 21170 and 21182?

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 21170 and 21182 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21170 and 21182, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21170,21182) = 2
LCM(21170,21182) = ( 21170 × 21182) / 2
LCM(21170,21182) = 448422940 / 2
LCM(21170,21182) = 224211470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21170 and 21182 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21170 and 21182. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21170 and 21182.

Prime Factorization of 21170

Prime Factorization of 21182

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21170 and 21182.

LCM(21170,21182) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 29¹ × 73¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 89¹
LCM(21170,21182) = 224211470