What is the Least Common Multiple of 21680 and 21690?

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 21680 and 21690 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21680 and 21690, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21680,21690) = 10
LCM(21680,21690) = ( 21680 × 21690) / 10
LCM(21680,21690) = 470239200 / 10
LCM(21680,21690) = 47023920

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21680 and 21690 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21680 and 21690. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21680 and 21690.

Prime Factorization of 21680

Prime Factorization of 21690

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21680 and 21690.

LCM(21680,21690) = 2⁴ × 5¹ × 271¹ × 3² × 241¹
LCM(21680,21690) = 47023920