What is the Least Common Multiple of 21338 and 21350?

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 21338 and 21350 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21338 and 21350, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21338,21350) = 2
LCM(21338,21350) = ( 21338 × 21350) / 2
LCM(21338,21350) = 455566300 / 2
LCM(21338,21350) = 227783150

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21338 and 21350 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21338 and 21350. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21338 and 21350.

Prime Factorization of 21338

Prime Factorization of 21350

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21338 and 21350.

LCM(21338,21350) = 2¹ × 47¹ × 227¹ × 5² × 7¹ × 61¹
LCM(21338,21350) = 227783150