What is the Least Common Multiple of 20557 and 20574?

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 20557 and 20574 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20557 and 20574, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20557,20574) = 1
LCM(20557,20574) = ( 20557 × 20574) / 1
LCM(20557,20574) = 422939718 / 1
LCM(20557,20574) = 422939718

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20557 and 20574 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20557 and 20574. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20557 and 20574.

Prime Factorization of 20557

Prime Factorization of 20574

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20557 and 20574.

LCM(20557,20574) = 61¹ × 337¹ × 2¹ × 3⁴ × 127¹
LCM(20557,20574) = 422939718