What is the Least Common Multiple of 20346 and 20362?

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 20346 and 20362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20346 and 20362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20346,20362) = 2
LCM(20346,20362) = ( 20346 × 20362) / 2
LCM(20346,20362) = 414285252 / 2
LCM(20346,20362) = 207142626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20346 and 20362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20346 and 20362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20346 and 20362.

Prime Factorization of 20346

Prime Factorization of 20362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20346 and 20362.

LCM(20346,20362) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3391¹ × 10181¹
LCM(20346,20362) = 207142626