What is the Least Common Multiple of 21941 and 21945?

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 21941 and 21945 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21941 and 21945, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21941,21945) = 1
LCM(21941,21945) = ( 21941 × 21945) / 1
LCM(21941,21945) = 481495245 / 1
LCM(21941,21945) = 481495245

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21941 and 21945 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21941 and 21945. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21941 and 21945.

Prime Factorization of 21941

Prime Factorization of 21945

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21941 and 21945.

LCM(21941,21945) = 37¹ × 593¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 11¹ × 19¹
LCM(21941,21945) = 481495245