What is the Least Common Multiple of 20867 and 20881?

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 20867 and 20881 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20867 and 20881, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20867,20881) = 7
LCM(20867,20881) = ( 20867 × 20881) / 7
LCM(20867,20881) = 435723827 / 7
LCM(20867,20881) = 62246261

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20867 and 20881 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20867 and 20881. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20867 and 20881.

Prime Factorization of 20867

Prime Factorization of 20881

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20867 and 20881.

LCM(20867,20881) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 271¹ × 19¹ × 157¹
LCM(20867,20881) = 62246261