What is the Least Common Multiple of 21363 and 21371?

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 21363 and 21371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21363 and 21371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21363,21371) = 1
LCM(21363,21371) = ( 21363 × 21371) / 1
LCM(21363,21371) = 456548673 / 1
LCM(21363,21371) = 456548673

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21363 and 21371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21363 and 21371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21363 and 21371.

Prime Factorization of 21363

Prime Factorization of 21371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21363 and 21371.

LCM(21363,21371) = 3¹ × 7121¹ × 7¹ × 43¹ × 71¹
LCM(21363,21371) = 456548673