What is the Least Common Multiple of 21642 and 21650?

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 21642 and 21650 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21642 and 21650, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21642,21650) = 2
LCM(21642,21650) = ( 21642 × 21650) / 2
LCM(21642,21650) = 468549300 / 2
LCM(21642,21650) = 234274650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21642 and 21650 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21642 and 21650. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21642 and 21650.

Prime Factorization of 21642

Prime Factorization of 21650

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21642 and 21650.

LCM(21642,21650) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3607¹ × 5² × 433¹
LCM(21642,21650) = 234274650