What is the Least Common Multiple of 20766 and 20773?

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 20766 and 20773 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20766 and 20773, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20766,20773) = 1
LCM(20766,20773) = ( 20766 × 20773) / 1
LCM(20766,20773) = 431372118 / 1
LCM(20766,20773) = 431372118

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20766 and 20773 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20766 and 20773. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20766 and 20773.

Prime Factorization of 20766

Prime Factorization of 20773

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20766 and 20773.

LCM(20766,20773) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3461¹ × 20773¹
LCM(20766,20773) = 431372118