What is the Least Common Multiple of 21743 and 21753?

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 21743 and 21753 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21743 and 21753, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21743,21753) = 1
LCM(21743,21753) = ( 21743 × 21753) / 1
LCM(21743,21753) = 472975479 / 1
LCM(21743,21753) = 472975479

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21743 and 21753 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21743 and 21753. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21743 and 21753.

Prime Factorization of 21743

Prime Factorization of 21753

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21743 and 21753.

LCM(21743,21753) = 17¹ × 1279¹ × 3² × 2417¹
LCM(21743,21753) = 472975479