What is the Least Common Multiple of 21830 and 21850?

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 21830 and 21850 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21830 and 21850, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21830,21850) = 10
LCM(21830,21850) = ( 21830 × 21850) / 10
LCM(21830,21850) = 476985500 / 10
LCM(21830,21850) = 47698550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21830 and 21850 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21830 and 21850. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21830 and 21850.

Prime Factorization of 21830

Prime Factorization of 21850

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21830 and 21850.

LCM(21830,21850) = 2¹ × 5² × 37¹ × 59¹ × 19¹ × 23¹
LCM(21830,21850) = 47698550