What is the Least Common Multiple of 20412 and 20417?

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 20412 and 20417 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20412 and 20417, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20412,20417) = 1
LCM(20412,20417) = ( 20412 × 20417) / 1
LCM(20412,20417) = 416751804 / 1
LCM(20412,20417) = 416751804

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20412 and 20417 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20412 and 20417. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20412 and 20417.

Prime Factorization of 20412

Prime Factorization of 20417

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20412 and 20417.

LCM(20412,20417) = 2² × 3⁶ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 1201¹
LCM(20412,20417) = 416751804