What is the Least Common Multiple of 20812 and 20829?

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 20812 and 20829 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20812 and 20829, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20812,20829) = 1
LCM(20812,20829) = ( 20812 × 20829) / 1
LCM(20812,20829) = 433493148 / 1
LCM(20812,20829) = 433493148

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20812 and 20829 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20812 and 20829. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20812 and 20829.

Prime Factorization of 20812

Prime Factorization of 20829

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20812 and 20829.

LCM(20812,20829) = 2² × 11² × 43¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 131¹
LCM(20812,20829) = 433493148