What is the Least Common Multiple of 20359 and 20364?

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 20359 and 20364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20359 and 20364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20359,20364) = 1
LCM(20359,20364) = ( 20359 × 20364) / 1
LCM(20359,20364) = 414590676 / 1
LCM(20359,20364) = 414590676

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20359 and 20364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20359 and 20364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20359 and 20364.

Prime Factorization of 20359

Prime Factorization of 20364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20359 and 20364.

LCM(20359,20364) = 20359¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 1697¹
LCM(20359,20364) = 414590676