What is the Least Common Multiple of 20480 and 20498?

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 20480 and 20498 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20480 and 20498, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20480,20498) = 2
LCM(20480,20498) = ( 20480 × 20498) / 2
LCM(20480,20498) = 419799040 / 2
LCM(20480,20498) = 209899520

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20480 and 20498 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20480 and 20498. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20480 and 20498.

Prime Factorization of 20480

Prime Factorization of 20498

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20480 and 20498.

LCM(20480,20498) = 2¹² × 5¹ × 37¹ × 277¹
LCM(20480,20498) = 209899520