What is the Least Common Multiple of 21188 and 21194?

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 21188 and 21194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21188 and 21194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21188,21194) = 2
LCM(21188,21194) = ( 21188 × 21194) / 2
LCM(21188,21194) = 449058472 / 2
LCM(21188,21194) = 224529236

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21188 and 21194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21188 and 21194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21188 and 21194.

Prime Factorization of 21188

Prime Factorization of 21194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21188 and 21194.

LCM(21188,21194) = 2² × 5297¹ × 10597¹
LCM(21188,21194) = 224529236