What is the Least Common Multiple of 21178 and 21195?

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 21178 and 21195 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21178 and 21195, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21178,21195) = 1
LCM(21178,21195) = ( 21178 × 21195) / 1
LCM(21178,21195) = 448867710 / 1
LCM(21178,21195) = 448867710

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21178 and 21195 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21178 and 21195. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21178 and 21195.

Prime Factorization of 21178

Prime Factorization of 21195

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21178 and 21195.

LCM(21178,21195) = 2¹ × 10589¹ × 3³ × 5¹ × 157¹
LCM(21178,21195) = 448867710