What is the Least Common Multiple of 20734 and 20750?

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 20734 and 20750 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20734 and 20750, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20734,20750) = 2
LCM(20734,20750) = ( 20734 × 20750) / 2
LCM(20734,20750) = 430230500 / 2
LCM(20734,20750) = 215115250

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20734 and 20750 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20734 and 20750. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20734 and 20750.

Prime Factorization of 20734

Prime Factorization of 20750

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20734 and 20750.

LCM(20734,20750) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1481¹ × 5³ × 83¹
LCM(20734,20750) = 215115250