What is the Least Common Multiple of 20374 and 20394?

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 20374 and 20394 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20374 and 20394, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20374,20394) = 2
LCM(20374,20394) = ( 20374 × 20394) / 2
LCM(20374,20394) = 415507356 / 2
LCM(20374,20394) = 207753678

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20374 and 20394 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20374 and 20394. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20374 and 20394.

Prime Factorization of 20374

Prime Factorization of 20394

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20374 and 20394.

LCM(20374,20394) = 2¹ × 61¹ × 167¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 103¹
LCM(20374,20394) = 207753678