What is the Least Common Multiple of 21417 and 21435?

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 21417 and 21435 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21417 and 21435, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21417,21435) = 3
LCM(21417,21435) = ( 21417 × 21435) / 3
LCM(21417,21435) = 459073395 / 3
LCM(21417,21435) = 153024465

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21417 and 21435 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21417 and 21435. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21417 and 21435.

Prime Factorization of 21417

Prime Factorization of 21435

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21417 and 21435.

LCM(21417,21435) = 3¹ × 11² × 59¹ × 5¹ × 1429¹
LCM(21417,21435) = 153024465