What is the Least Common Multiple of 20862 and 20868?

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 20862 and 20868 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20862 and 20868, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20862,20868) = 6
LCM(20862,20868) = ( 20862 × 20868) / 6
LCM(20862,20868) = 435348216 / 6
LCM(20862,20868) = 72558036

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20862 and 20868 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20862 and 20868. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20862 and 20868.

Prime Factorization of 20862

Prime Factorization of 20868

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20862 and 20868.

LCM(20862,20868) = 2² × 3² × 19¹ × 61¹ × 37¹ × 47¹
LCM(20862,20868) = 72558036