What is the Least Common Multiple of 20476 and 20495?

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 20476 and 20495 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20476 and 20495, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20476,20495) = 1
LCM(20476,20495) = ( 20476 × 20495) / 1
LCM(20476,20495) = 419655620 / 1
LCM(20476,20495) = 419655620

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20476 and 20495 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20476 and 20495. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20476 and 20495.

Prime Factorization of 20476

Prime Factorization of 20495

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20476 and 20495.

LCM(20476,20495) = 2² × 5119¹ × 5¹ × 4099¹
LCM(20476,20495) = 419655620