What is the Least Common Multiple of 21393 and 21404?

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 21393 and 21404 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21393 and 21404, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21393,21404) = 1
LCM(21393,21404) = ( 21393 × 21404) / 1
LCM(21393,21404) = 457895772 / 1
LCM(21393,21404) = 457895772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21393 and 21404 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21393 and 21404. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21393 and 21404.

Prime Factorization of 21393

Prime Factorization of 21404

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21393 and 21404.

LCM(21393,21404) = 3² × 2377¹ × 2² × 5351¹
LCM(21393,21404) = 457895772