What is the Least Common Multiple of 20419 and 20436?

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 20419 and 20436 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20419 and 20436, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20419,20436) = 1
LCM(20419,20436) = ( 20419 × 20436) / 1
LCM(20419,20436) = 417282684 / 1
LCM(20419,20436) = 417282684

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20419 and 20436 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20419 and 20436. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20419 and 20436.

Prime Factorization of 20419

Prime Factorization of 20436

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20419 and 20436.

LCM(20419,20436) = 7¹ × 2917¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 13¹ × 131¹
LCM(20419,20436) = 417282684