What is the Least Common Multiple of 21628 and 21636?

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 21628 and 21636 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21628 and 21636, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21628,21636) = 4
LCM(21628,21636) = ( 21628 × 21636) / 4
LCM(21628,21636) = 467943408 / 4
LCM(21628,21636) = 116985852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21628 and 21636 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21628 and 21636. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21628 and 21636.

Prime Factorization of 21628

Prime Factorization of 21636

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21628 and 21636.

LCM(21628,21636) = 2² × 5407¹ × 3² × 601¹
LCM(21628,21636) = 116985852