What is the Least Common Multiple of 21950 and 21967?

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 21950 and 21967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21950 and 21967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21950,21967) = 1
LCM(21950,21967) = ( 21950 × 21967) / 1
LCM(21950,21967) = 482175650 / 1
LCM(21950,21967) = 482175650

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21950 and 21967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21950 and 21967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21950 and 21967.

Prime Factorization of 21950

Prime Factorization of 21967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21950 and 21967.

LCM(21950,21967) = 2¹ × 5² × 439¹ × 11¹ × 1997¹
LCM(21950,21967) = 482175650