What is the Least Common Multiple of 21430 and 21443?

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 21430 and 21443 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21430 and 21443, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21430,21443) = 1
LCM(21430,21443) = ( 21430 × 21443) / 1
LCM(21430,21443) = 459523490 / 1
LCM(21430,21443) = 459523490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21430 and 21443 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21430 and 21443. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21430 and 21443.

Prime Factorization of 21430

Prime Factorization of 21443

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21430 and 21443.

LCM(21430,21443) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2143¹ × 41¹ × 523¹
LCM(21430,21443) = 459523490