What is the Least Common Multiple of 21839 and 21849?

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 21839 and 21849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21839 and 21849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21839,21849) = 1
LCM(21839,21849) = ( 21839 × 21849) / 1
LCM(21839,21849) = 477160311 / 1
LCM(21839,21849) = 477160311

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21839 and 21849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21839 and 21849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21839 and 21849.

Prime Factorization of 21839

Prime Factorization of 21849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21839 and 21849.

LCM(21839,21849) = 21839¹ × 3¹ × 7283¹
LCM(21839,21849) = 477160311