What is the Least Common Multiple of 20616 and 20623?

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 20616 and 20623 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20616 and 20623, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20616,20623) = 1
LCM(20616,20623) = ( 20616 × 20623) / 1
LCM(20616,20623) = 425163768 / 1
LCM(20616,20623) = 425163768

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20616 and 20623 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20616 and 20623. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20616 and 20623.

Prime Factorization of 20616

Prime Factorization of 20623

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20616 and 20623.

LCM(20616,20623) = 2³ × 3¹ × 859¹ × 41¹ × 503¹
LCM(20616,20623) = 425163768