What is the Least Common Multiple of 20298 and 20316?

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 20298 and 20316 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20298 and 20316, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20298,20316) = 6
LCM(20298,20316) = ( 20298 × 20316) / 6
LCM(20298,20316) = 412374168 / 6
LCM(20298,20316) = 68729028

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20298 and 20316 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20298 and 20316. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20298 and 20316.

Prime Factorization of 20298

Prime Factorization of 20316

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20298 and 20316.

LCM(20298,20316) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 199¹ × 1693¹
LCM(20298,20316) = 68729028