What is the Least Common Multiple of 20361 and 20372?

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 20361 and 20372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20361 and 20372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20361,20372) = 11
LCM(20361,20372) = ( 20361 × 20372) / 11
LCM(20361,20372) = 414794292 / 11
LCM(20361,20372) = 37708572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20361 and 20372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20361 and 20372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20361 and 20372.

Prime Factorization of 20361

Prime Factorization of 20372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20361 and 20372.

LCM(20361,20372) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 617¹ × 2² × 463¹
LCM(20361,20372) = 37708572