What is the Least Common Multiple of 21802 and 21817?

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 21802 and 21817 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21802 and 21817, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21802,21817) = 1
LCM(21802,21817) = ( 21802 × 21817) / 1
LCM(21802,21817) = 475654234 / 1
LCM(21802,21817) = 475654234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21802 and 21817 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21802 and 21817. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21802 and 21817.

Prime Factorization of 21802

Prime Factorization of 21817

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21802 and 21817.

LCM(21802,21817) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 991¹ × 21817¹
LCM(21802,21817) = 475654234