What is the Least Common Multiple of 20692 and 20701?

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 20692 and 20701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20692 and 20701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20692,20701) = 1
LCM(20692,20701) = ( 20692 × 20701) / 1
LCM(20692,20701) = 428345092 / 1
LCM(20692,20701) = 428345092

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20692 and 20701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20692 and 20701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20692 and 20701.

Prime Factorization of 20692

Prime Factorization of 20701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20692 and 20701.

LCM(20692,20701) = 2² × 7¹ × 739¹ × 127¹ × 163¹
LCM(20692,20701) = 428345092