What is the Least Common Multiple of 20746 and 20759?

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 20746 and 20759 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20746 and 20759, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20746,20759) = 1
LCM(20746,20759) = ( 20746 × 20759) / 1
LCM(20746,20759) = 430666214 / 1
LCM(20746,20759) = 430666214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20746 and 20759 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20746 and 20759. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20746 and 20759.

Prime Factorization of 20746

Prime Factorization of 20759

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20746 and 20759.

LCM(20746,20759) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 23¹ × 41¹ × 20759¹
LCM(20746,20759) = 430666214