What is the Least Common Multiple of 21936 and 21956?

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 21936 and 21956 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21936 and 21956, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21936,21956) = 4
LCM(21936,21956) = ( 21936 × 21956) / 4
LCM(21936,21956) = 481626816 / 4
LCM(21936,21956) = 120406704

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21936 and 21956 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21936 and 21956. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21936 and 21956.

Prime Factorization of 21936

Prime Factorization of 21956

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21936 and 21956.

LCM(21936,21956) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 457¹ × 11¹ × 499¹
LCM(21936,21956) = 120406704