What is the Least Common Multiple of 20484 and 20503?

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 20484 and 20503 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20484 and 20503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20484,20503) = 1
LCM(20484,20503) = ( 20484 × 20503) / 1
LCM(20484,20503) = 419983452 / 1
LCM(20484,20503) = 419983452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20484 and 20503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20484 and 20503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20484 and 20503.

Prime Factorization of 20484

Prime Factorization of 20503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20484 and 20503.

LCM(20484,20503) = 2² × 3² × 569¹ × 7¹ × 29¹ × 101¹
LCM(20484,20503) = 419983452