What is the Least Common Multiple of 20562 and 20568?

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 20562 and 20568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20562 and 20568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20562,20568) = 6
LCM(20562,20568) = ( 20562 × 20568) / 6
LCM(20562,20568) = 422919216 / 6
LCM(20562,20568) = 70486536

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20562 and 20568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20562 and 20568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20562 and 20568.

Prime Factorization of 20562

Prime Factorization of 20568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20562 and 20568.

LCM(20562,20568) = 2³ × 3¹ × 23¹ × 149¹ × 857¹
LCM(20562,20568) = 70486536