What is the Least Common Multiple of 21269 and 21276?

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 21269 and 21276 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21269 and 21276, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21269,21276) = 1
LCM(21269,21276) = ( 21269 × 21276) / 1
LCM(21269,21276) = 452519244 / 1
LCM(21269,21276) = 452519244

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21269 and 21276 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21269 and 21276. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21269 and 21276.

Prime Factorization of 21269

Prime Factorization of 21276

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21269 and 21276.

LCM(21269,21276) = 21269¹ × 2² × 3³ × 197¹
LCM(21269,21276) = 452519244