What is the Least Common Multiple of 20561 and 20569?

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 20561 and 20569 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20561 and 20569, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20561,20569) = 1
LCM(20561,20569) = ( 20561 × 20569) / 1
LCM(20561,20569) = 422919209 / 1
LCM(20561,20569) = 422919209

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20561 and 20569 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20561 and 20569. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20561 and 20569.

Prime Factorization of 20561

Prime Factorization of 20569

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20561 and 20569.

LCM(20561,20569) = 29¹ × 709¹ × 67¹ × 307¹
LCM(20561,20569) = 422919209