What is the Least Common Multiple of 21743 and 21755?

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 21755 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 21755, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21743,21755) = 1
LCM(21743,21755) = ( 21743 × 21755) / 1
LCM(21743,21755) = 473018965 / 1
LCM(21743,21755) = 473018965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21743 and 21755 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21743 and 21755. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21743 and 21755.

Prime Factorization of 21743

Prime Factorization of 21755

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21743 and 21755.

LCM(21743,21755) = 17¹ × 1279¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 229¹
LCM(21743,21755) = 473018965