What is the Least Common Multiple of 20566 and 20573?

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 20566 and 20573 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20566 and 20573, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20566,20573) = 7
LCM(20566,20573) = ( 20566 × 20573) / 7
LCM(20566,20573) = 423104318 / 7
LCM(20566,20573) = 60443474

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20566 and 20573 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20566 and 20573. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20566 and 20573.

Prime Factorization of 20566

Prime Factorization of 20573

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20566 and 20573.

LCM(20566,20573) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 113¹ × 2939¹
LCM(20566,20573) = 60443474