What is the Least Common Multiple of 21933 and 21941?

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 21933 and 21941 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21933 and 21941, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21933,21941) = 1
LCM(21933,21941) = ( 21933 × 21941) / 1
LCM(21933,21941) = 481231953 / 1
LCM(21933,21941) = 481231953

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21933 and 21941 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21933 and 21941. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21933 and 21941.

Prime Factorization of 21933

Prime Factorization of 21941

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21933 and 21941.

LCM(21933,21941) = 3² × 2437¹ × 37¹ × 593¹
LCM(21933,21941) = 481231953