What is the Least Common Multiple of 20373 and 20379?

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 20373 and 20379 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20373 and 20379, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20373,20379) = 3
LCM(20373,20379) = ( 20373 × 20379) / 3
LCM(20373,20379) = 415181367 / 3
LCM(20373,20379) = 138393789

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20373 and 20379 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20373 and 20379. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20373 and 20379.

Prime Factorization of 20373

Prime Factorization of 20379

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20373 and 20379.

LCM(20373,20379) = 3¹ × 6791¹ × 6793¹
LCM(20373,20379) = 138393789