What is the Least Common Multiple of 20664 and 20668?

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 20664 and 20668 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20664 and 20668, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20664,20668) = 4
LCM(20664,20668) = ( 20664 × 20668) / 4
LCM(20664,20668) = 427083552 / 4
LCM(20664,20668) = 106770888

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20664 and 20668 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20664 and 20668. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20664 and 20668.

Prime Factorization of 20664

Prime Factorization of 20668

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20664 and 20668.

LCM(20664,20668) = 2³ × 3² × 7¹ × 41¹ × 5167¹
LCM(20664,20668) = 106770888