What is the Least Common Multiple of 21826 and 21832?

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 21826 and 21832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21826 and 21832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21826,21832) = 2
LCM(21826,21832) = ( 21826 × 21832) / 2
LCM(21826,21832) = 476505232 / 2
LCM(21826,21832) = 238252616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21826 and 21832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21826 and 21832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21826 and 21832.

Prime Factorization of 21826

Prime Factorization of 21832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21826 and 21832.

LCM(21826,21832) = 2³ × 7¹ × 1559¹ × 2729¹
LCM(21826,21832) = 238252616