What is the Least Common Multiple of 21686 and 21698?

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 21686 and 21698 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21686 and 21698, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21686,21698) = 2
LCM(21686,21698) = ( 21686 × 21698) / 2
LCM(21686,21698) = 470542828 / 2
LCM(21686,21698) = 235271414

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21686 and 21698 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21686 and 21698. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21686 and 21698.

Prime Factorization of 21686

Prime Factorization of 21698

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21686 and 21698.

LCM(21686,21698) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1549¹ × 19¹ × 571¹
LCM(21686,21698) = 235271414