What is the Least Common Multiple of 20498 and 20516?

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 20498 and 20516 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20498 and 20516, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20498,20516) = 2
LCM(20498,20516) = ( 20498 × 20516) / 2
LCM(20498,20516) = 420536968 / 2
LCM(20498,20516) = 210268484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20498 and 20516 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20498 and 20516. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20498 and 20516.

Prime Factorization of 20498

Prime Factorization of 20516

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20498 and 20516.

LCM(20498,20516) = 2² × 37¹ × 277¹ × 23¹ × 223¹
LCM(20498,20516) = 210268484