What is the Least Common Multiple of 21337 and 21343?

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 21337 and 21343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21337 and 21343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21337,21343) = 1
LCM(21337,21343) = ( 21337 × 21343) / 1
LCM(21337,21343) = 455395591 / 1
LCM(21337,21343) = 455395591

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21337 and 21343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21337 and 21343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21337 and 21343.

Prime Factorization of 21337

Prime Factorization of 21343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21337 and 21343.

LCM(21337,21343) = 19¹ × 1123¹ × 7¹ × 3049¹
LCM(21337,21343) = 455395591