What is the Least Common Multiple of 21302 and 21322?

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 21302 and 21322 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21302 and 21322, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21302,21322) = 2
LCM(21302,21322) = ( 21302 × 21322) / 2
LCM(21302,21322) = 454201244 / 2
LCM(21302,21322) = 227100622

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21302 and 21322 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21302 and 21322. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21302 and 21322.

Prime Factorization of 21302

Prime Factorization of 21322

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21302 and 21322.

LCM(21302,21322) = 2¹ × 10651¹ × 7¹ × 1523¹
LCM(21302,21322) = 227100622