What is the Least Common Multiple of 22121 and 22140?

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 22121 and 22140 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22121 and 22140, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22121,22140) = 1
LCM(22121,22140) = ( 22121 × 22140) / 1
LCM(22121,22140) = 489758940 / 1
LCM(22121,22140) = 489758940

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22121 and 22140 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22121 and 22140. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22121 and 22140.

Prime Factorization of 22121

Prime Factorization of 22140

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22121 and 22140.

LCM(22121,22140) = 11¹ × 2011¹ × 2² × 3³ × 5¹ × 41¹
LCM(22121,22140) = 489758940