What is the Least Common Multiple of 21862 and 21866?

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 21862 and 21866 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21862 and 21866, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21862,21866) = 2
LCM(21862,21866) = ( 21862 × 21866) / 2
LCM(21862,21866) = 478034492 / 2
LCM(21862,21866) = 239017246

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21862 and 21866 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21862 and 21866. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21862 and 21866.

Prime Factorization of 21862

Prime Factorization of 21866

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21862 and 21866.

LCM(21862,21866) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 643¹ × 13¹ × 29²
LCM(21862,21866) = 239017246