What is the Least Common Multiple of 21708 and 21726?

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 21708 and 21726 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21708 and 21726, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21708,21726) = 18
LCM(21708,21726) = ( 21708 × 21726) / 18
LCM(21708,21726) = 471628008 / 18
LCM(21708,21726) = 26201556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21708 and 21726 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21708 and 21726. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21708 and 21726.

Prime Factorization of 21708

Prime Factorization of 21726

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21708 and 21726.

LCM(21708,21726) = 2² × 3⁴ × 67¹ × 17¹ × 71¹
LCM(21708,21726) = 26201556