What is the Least Common Multiple of 20259 and 20269?

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 20259 and 20269 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20259 and 20269, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20259,20269) = 1
LCM(20259,20269) = ( 20259 × 20269) / 1
LCM(20259,20269) = 410629671 / 1
LCM(20259,20269) = 410629671

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20259 and 20269 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20259 and 20269. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20259 and 20269.

Prime Factorization of 20259

Prime Factorization of 20269

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20259 and 20269.

LCM(20259,20269) = 3² × 2251¹ × 20269¹
LCM(20259,20269) = 410629671