What is the Least Common Multiple of 21905 and 21925?

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 21905 and 21925 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21905 and 21925, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21905,21925) = 5
LCM(21905,21925) = ( 21905 × 21925) / 5
LCM(21905,21925) = 480267125 / 5
LCM(21905,21925) = 96053425

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21905 and 21925 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21905 and 21925. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21905 and 21925.

Prime Factorization of 21905

Prime Factorization of 21925

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21905 and 21925.

LCM(21905,21925) = 5² × 13¹ × 337¹ × 877¹
LCM(21905,21925) = 96053425