What is the Least Common Multiple of 20660 and 20676?

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 20660 and 20676 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20660 and 20676, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20660,20676) = 4
LCM(20660,20676) = ( 20660 × 20676) / 4
LCM(20660,20676) = 427166160 / 4
LCM(20660,20676) = 106791540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20660 and 20676 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20660 and 20676. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20660 and 20676.

Prime Factorization of 20660

Prime Factorization of 20676

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20660 and 20676.

LCM(20660,20676) = 2² × 5¹ × 1033¹ × 3¹ × 1723¹
LCM(20660,20676) = 106791540