What is the Least Common Multiple of 21505 and 21516?

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 21505 and 21516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21505 and 21516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21505,21516) = 11
LCM(21505,21516) = ( 21505 × 21516) / 11
LCM(21505,21516) = 462701580 / 11
LCM(21505,21516) = 42063780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21505 and 21516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21505 and 21516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21505 and 21516.

Prime Factorization of 21505

Prime Factorization of 21516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21505 and 21516.

LCM(21505,21516) = 5¹ × 11¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 163¹
LCM(21505,21516) = 42063780