What is the Least Common Multiple of 20741 and 20754?

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 20741 and 20754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20741 and 20754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20741,20754) = 1
LCM(20741,20754) = ( 20741 × 20754) / 1
LCM(20741,20754) = 430458714 / 1
LCM(20741,20754) = 430458714

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20741 and 20754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20741 and 20754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20741 and 20754.

Prime Factorization of 20741

Prime Factorization of 20754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20741 and 20754.

LCM(20741,20754) = 7¹ × 2963¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 1153¹
LCM(20741,20754) = 430458714