What is the Least Common Multiple of 21626 and 21644?

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 21626 and 21644 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21626 and 21644, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21626,21644) = 2
LCM(21626,21644) = ( 21626 × 21644) / 2
LCM(21626,21644) = 468073144 / 2
LCM(21626,21644) = 234036572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21626 and 21644 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21626 and 21644. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21626 and 21644.

Prime Factorization of 21626

Prime Factorization of 21644

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21626 and 21644.

LCM(21626,21644) = 2² × 11¹ × 983¹ × 7¹ × 773¹
LCM(21626,21644) = 234036572