What is the Least Common Multiple of 21896 and 21916?

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 21896 and 21916 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21896 and 21916, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21896,21916) = 4
LCM(21896,21916) = ( 21896 × 21916) / 4
LCM(21896,21916) = 479872736 / 4
LCM(21896,21916) = 119968184

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21896 and 21916 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21896 and 21916. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21896 and 21916.

Prime Factorization of 21896

Prime Factorization of 21916

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21896 and 21916.

LCM(21896,21916) = 2³ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 5479¹
LCM(21896,21916) = 119968184