What is the Least Common Multiple of 21806 and 21826?

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 21806 and 21826 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21806 and 21826, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21806,21826) = 2
LCM(21806,21826) = ( 21806 × 21826) / 2
LCM(21806,21826) = 475937756 / 2
LCM(21806,21826) = 237968878

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21806 and 21826 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21806 and 21826. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21806 and 21826.

Prime Factorization of 21806

Prime Factorization of 21826

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21806 and 21826.

LCM(21806,21826) = 2¹ × 10903¹ × 7¹ × 1559¹
LCM(21806,21826) = 237968878