What is the Least Common Multiple of 20366 and 20374?

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 20366 and 20374 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20366 and 20374, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20366,20374) = 2
LCM(20366,20374) = ( 20366 × 20374) / 2
LCM(20366,20374) = 414936884 / 2
LCM(20366,20374) = 207468442

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20366 and 20374 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20366 and 20374. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20366 and 20374.

Prime Factorization of 20366

Prime Factorization of 20374

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20366 and 20374.

LCM(20366,20374) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 599¹ × 61¹ × 167¹
LCM(20366,20374) = 207468442