What is the Least Common Multiple of 21868 and 21884?

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 21868 and 21884 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21868 and 21884, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21868,21884) = 4
LCM(21868,21884) = ( 21868 × 21884) / 4
LCM(21868,21884) = 478559312 / 4
LCM(21868,21884) = 119639828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21868 and 21884 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21868 and 21884. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21868 and 21884.

Prime Factorization of 21868

Prime Factorization of 21884

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21868 and 21884.

LCM(21868,21884) = 2² × 7¹ × 11¹ × 71¹ × 5471¹
LCM(21868,21884) = 119639828