What is the Least Common Multiple of 20708 and 20716?

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 20708 and 20716 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20708 and 20716, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20708,20716) = 4
LCM(20708,20716) = ( 20708 × 20716) / 4
LCM(20708,20716) = 428986928 / 4
LCM(20708,20716) = 107246732

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20708 and 20716 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20708 and 20716. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20708 and 20716.

Prime Factorization of 20708

Prime Factorization of 20716

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20708 and 20716.

LCM(20708,20716) = 2² × 31¹ × 167¹ × 5179¹
LCM(20708,20716) = 107246732