What is the Least Common Multiple of 21928 and 21935?

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 21928 and 21935 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21928 and 21935, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21928,21935) = 1
LCM(21928,21935) = ( 21928 × 21935) / 1
LCM(21928,21935) = 480990680 / 1
LCM(21928,21935) = 480990680

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21928 and 21935 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21928 and 21935. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21928 and 21935.

Prime Factorization of 21928

Prime Factorization of 21935

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21928 and 21935.

LCM(21928,21935) = 2³ × 2741¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 107¹
LCM(21928,21935) = 480990680