What is the Least Common Multiple of 21841 and 21845?

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 21841 and 21845 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21841 and 21845, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21841,21845) = 1
LCM(21841,21845) = ( 21841 × 21845) / 1
LCM(21841,21845) = 477116645 / 1
LCM(21841,21845) = 477116645

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21841 and 21845 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21841 and 21845. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21841 and 21845.

Prime Factorization of 21841

Prime Factorization of 21845

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21841 and 21845.

LCM(21841,21845) = 21841¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 257¹
LCM(21841,21845) = 477116645