What is the Least Common Multiple of 21324 and 21335?

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 21324 and 21335 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21324 and 21335, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21324,21335) = 1
LCM(21324,21335) = ( 21324 × 21335) / 1
LCM(21324,21335) = 454947540 / 1
LCM(21324,21335) = 454947540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21324 and 21335 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21324 and 21335. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21324 and 21335.

Prime Factorization of 21324

Prime Factorization of 21335

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21324 and 21335.

LCM(21324,21335) = 2² × 3¹ × 1777¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 251¹
LCM(21324,21335) = 454947540