What is the Least Common Multiple of 20830 and 20849?

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 20830 and 20849 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20830 and 20849, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20830,20849) = 1
LCM(20830,20849) = ( 20830 × 20849) / 1
LCM(20830,20849) = 434284670 / 1
LCM(20830,20849) = 434284670

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20830 and 20849 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20830 and 20849. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20830 and 20849.

Prime Factorization of 20830

Prime Factorization of 20849

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20830 and 20849.

LCM(20830,20849) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 2083¹ × 20849¹
LCM(20830,20849) = 434284670