What is the Least Common Multiple of 21324 and 21336?

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 21336 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 21336, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21324,21336) = 12
LCM(21324,21336) = ( 21324 × 21336) / 12
LCM(21324,21336) = 454968864 / 12
LCM(21324,21336) = 37914072

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21324 and 21336 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21324 and 21336. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21324 and 21336.

Prime Factorization of 21324

Prime Factorization of 21336

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21324 and 21336.

LCM(21324,21336) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1777¹ × 7¹ × 127¹
LCM(21324,21336) = 37914072