What is the Least Common Multiple of 20316 and 20331?

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 20316 and 20331 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20316 and 20331, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20316,20331) = 3
LCM(20316,20331) = ( 20316 × 20331) / 3
LCM(20316,20331) = 413044596 / 3
LCM(20316,20331) = 137681532

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20316 and 20331 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20316 and 20331. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20316 and 20331.

Prime Factorization of 20316

Prime Factorization of 20331

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20316 and 20331.

LCM(20316,20331) = 2² × 3⁴ × 1693¹ × 251¹
LCM(20316,20331) = 137681532