What is the Least Common Multiple of 21740 and 21747?

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 21740 and 21747 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21740 and 21747, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21740,21747) = 1
LCM(21740,21747) = ( 21740 × 21747) / 1
LCM(21740,21747) = 472779780 / 1
LCM(21740,21747) = 472779780

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21740 and 21747 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21740 and 21747. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21740 and 21747.

Prime Factorization of 21740

Prime Factorization of 21747

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21740 and 21747.

LCM(21740,21747) = 2² × 5¹ × 1087¹ × 3¹ × 11¹ × 659¹
LCM(21740,21747) = 472779780