What is the Least Common Multiple of 20435 and 20451?

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 20435 and 20451 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20435 and 20451, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20435,20451) = 1
LCM(20435,20451) = ( 20435 × 20451) / 1
LCM(20435,20451) = 417916185 / 1
LCM(20435,20451) = 417916185

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20435 and 20451 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20435 and 20451. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20435 and 20451.

Prime Factorization of 20435

Prime Factorization of 20451

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20435 and 20451.

LCM(20435,20451) = 5¹ × 61¹ × 67¹ × 3¹ × 17¹ × 401¹
LCM(20435,20451) = 417916185