What is the Least Common Multiple of 21756 and 21766?

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 21756 and 21766 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21756 and 21766, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21756,21766) = 2
LCM(21756,21766) = ( 21756 × 21766) / 2
LCM(21756,21766) = 473541096 / 2
LCM(21756,21766) = 236770548

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21756 and 21766 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21756 and 21766. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21756 and 21766.

Prime Factorization of 21756

Prime Factorization of 21766

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21756 and 21766.

LCM(21756,21766) = 2² × 3¹ × 7² × 37¹ × 10883¹
LCM(21756,21766) = 236770548