What is the Least Common Multiple of 21685 and 21705?

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 21685 and 21705 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21685 and 21705, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21685,21705) = 5
LCM(21685,21705) = ( 21685 × 21705) / 5
LCM(21685,21705) = 470672925 / 5
LCM(21685,21705) = 94134585

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21685 and 21705 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21685 and 21705. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21685 and 21705.

Prime Factorization of 21685

Prime Factorization of 21705

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21685 and 21705.

LCM(21685,21705) = 5¹ × 4337¹ × 3¹ × 1447¹
LCM(21685,21705) = 94134585