What is the Least Common Multiple of 21328 and 21337?

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 21328 and 21337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21328 and 21337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21328,21337) = 1
LCM(21328,21337) = ( 21328 × 21337) / 1
LCM(21328,21337) = 455075536 / 1
LCM(21328,21337) = 455075536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21328 and 21337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21328 and 21337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21328 and 21337.

Prime Factorization of 21328

Prime Factorization of 21337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21328 and 21337.

LCM(21328,21337) = 2⁴ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 19¹ × 1123¹
LCM(21328,21337) = 455075536