What is the Least Common Multiple of 6321 and 6341?

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 6321 and 6341 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 6321 and 6341, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(6321,6341) = 1
LCM(6321,6341) = ( 6321 × 6341) / 1
LCM(6321,6341) = 40081461 / 1
LCM(6321,6341) = 40081461

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 6321 and 6341 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 6321 and 6341. First we will calculate the prime factors of 6321 and 6341.

Prime Factorization of 6321

Prime Factorization of 6341

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 6321 and 6341.

LCM(6321,6341) = 3¹ × 7² × 43¹ × 17¹ × 373¹
LCM(6321,6341) = 40081461