What is the Least Common Multiple of 20370 and 20377?

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 20370 and 20377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20370 and 20377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20370,20377) = 7
LCM(20370,20377) = ( 20370 × 20377) / 7
LCM(20370,20377) = 415079490 / 7
LCM(20370,20377) = 59297070

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20370 and 20377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20370 and 20377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20370 and 20377.

Prime Factorization of 20370

Prime Factorization of 20377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20370 and 20377.

LCM(20370,20377) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 97¹ × 41¹ × 71¹
LCM(20370,20377) = 59297070