What is the Least Common Multiple of 20396 and 20409?

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 20396 and 20409 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20396 and 20409, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20396,20409) = 1
LCM(20396,20409) = ( 20396 × 20409) / 1
LCM(20396,20409) = 416261964 / 1
LCM(20396,20409) = 416261964

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20396 and 20409 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20396 and 20409. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20396 and 20409.

Prime Factorization of 20396

Prime Factorization of 20409

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20396 and 20409.

LCM(20396,20409) = 2² × 5099¹ × 3¹ × 6803¹
LCM(20396,20409) = 416261964