What is the Least Common Multiple of 21800 and 21818?

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 21800 and 21818 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21800 and 21818, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21800,21818) = 2
LCM(21800,21818) = ( 21800 × 21818) / 2
LCM(21800,21818) = 475632400 / 2
LCM(21800,21818) = 237816200

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21800 and 21818 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21800 and 21818. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21800 and 21818.

Prime Factorization of 21800

Prime Factorization of 21818

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21800 and 21818.

LCM(21800,21818) = 2³ × 5² × 109¹ × 10909¹
LCM(21800,21818) = 237816200