What is the Least Common Multiple of 20868 and 20873?

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 20868 and 20873 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20868 and 20873, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20868,20873) = 1
LCM(20868,20873) = ( 20868 × 20873) / 1
LCM(20868,20873) = 435577764 / 1
LCM(20868,20873) = 435577764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20868 and 20873 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20868 and 20873. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20868 and 20873.

Prime Factorization of 20868

Prime Factorization of 20873

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20868 and 20873.

LCM(20868,20873) = 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 47¹ × 20873¹
LCM(20868,20873) = 435577764