What is the Least Common Multiple of 20798 and 20811?

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 20798 and 20811 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20798 and 20811, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20798,20811) = 1
LCM(20798,20811) = ( 20798 × 20811) / 1
LCM(20798,20811) = 432827178 / 1
LCM(20798,20811) = 432827178

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20798 and 20811 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20798 and 20811. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20798 and 20811.

Prime Factorization of 20798

Prime Factorization of 20811

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20798 and 20811.

LCM(20798,20811) = 2¹ × 10399¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 991¹
LCM(20798,20811) = 432827178