What is the Least Common Multiple of 20455 and 20463?

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 20455 and 20463 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20455 and 20463, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20455,20463) = 1
LCM(20455,20463) = ( 20455 × 20463) / 1
LCM(20455,20463) = 418570665 / 1
LCM(20455,20463) = 418570665

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20455 and 20463 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20455 and 20463. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20455 and 20463.

Prime Factorization of 20455

Prime Factorization of 20463

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20455 and 20463.

LCM(20455,20463) = 5¹ × 4091¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 359¹
LCM(20455,20463) = 418570665