What is the Least Common Multiple of 21994 and 22012?

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 21994 and 22012 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 21994 and 22012, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(21994,22012) = 2
LCM(21994,22012) = ( 21994 × 22012) / 2
LCM(21994,22012) = 484131928 / 2
LCM(21994,22012) = 242065964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 21994 and 22012 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 21994 and 22012. First we will calculate the prime factors of 21994 and 22012.

Prime Factorization of 21994

Prime Factorization of 22012

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 21994 and 22012.

LCM(21994,22012) = 2² × 7¹ × 1571¹ × 5503¹
LCM(21994,22012) = 242065964