What is the Least Common Multiple of 20434 and 20453?

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 20434 and 20453 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20434 and 20453, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20434,20453) = 1
LCM(20434,20453) = ( 20434 × 20453) / 1
LCM(20434,20453) = 417936602 / 1
LCM(20434,20453) = 417936602

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20434 and 20453 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20434 and 20453. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20434 and 20453.

Prime Factorization of 20434

Prime Factorization of 20453

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20434 and 20453.

LCM(20434,20453) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 601¹ × 113¹ × 181¹
LCM(20434,20453) = 417936602