What is the Least Common Multiple of 21483 and 21494?

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 21483 and 21494 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21483 and 21494, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21483,21494) = 11
LCM(21483,21494) = ( 21483 × 21494) / 11
LCM(21483,21494) = 461755602 / 11
LCM(21483,21494) = 41977782

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21483 and 21494 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21483 and 21494. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21483 and 21494.

Prime Factorization of 21483

Prime Factorization of 21494

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21483 and 21494.

LCM(21483,21494) = 3² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 31¹ × 2¹ × 977¹
LCM(21483,21494) = 41977782