What is the Least Common Multiple of 20842 and 20859?

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 20842 and 20859 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20842 and 20859, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20842,20859) = 17
LCM(20842,20859) = ( 20842 × 20859) / 17
LCM(20842,20859) = 434743278 / 17
LCM(20842,20859) = 25573134

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20842 and 20859 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20842 and 20859. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20842 and 20859.

Prime Factorization of 20842

Prime Factorization of 20859

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20842 and 20859.

LCM(20842,20859) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 613¹ × 3¹ × 409¹
LCM(20842,20859) = 25573134