What is the Least Common Multiple of 22217 and 22222?

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 22217 and 22222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22217 and 22222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22217,22222) = 1
LCM(22217,22222) = ( 22217 × 22222) / 1
LCM(22217,22222) = 493706174 / 1
LCM(22217,22222) = 493706174

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22217 and 22222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22217 and 22222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22217 and 22222.

Prime Factorization of 22217

Prime Factorization of 22222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22217 and 22222.

LCM(22217,22222) = 13¹ × 1709¹ × 2¹ × 41¹ × 271¹
LCM(22217,22222) = 493706174