What is the Least Common Multiple of 20704 and 20712?

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 20704 and 20712 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20704 and 20712, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20704,20712) = 8
LCM(20704,20712) = ( 20704 × 20712) / 8
LCM(20704,20712) = 428821248 / 8
LCM(20704,20712) = 53602656

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20704 and 20712 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20704 and 20712. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20704 and 20712.

Prime Factorization of 20704

Prime Factorization of 20712

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20704 and 20712.

LCM(20704,20712) = 2⁵ × 647¹ × 3¹ × 863¹
LCM(20704,20712) = 53602656