What is the Least Common Multiple of 20428 and 20437?

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 20428 and 20437 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20428 and 20437, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20428,20437) = 1
LCM(20428,20437) = ( 20428 × 20437) / 1
LCM(20428,20437) = 417487036 / 1
LCM(20428,20437) = 417487036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20428 and 20437 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20428 and 20437. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20428 and 20437.

Prime Factorization of 20428

Prime Factorization of 20437

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20428 and 20437.

LCM(20428,20437) = 2² × 5107¹ × 107¹ × 191¹
LCM(20428,20437) = 417487036