What is the Least Common Multiple of 20869 and 20883?

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 20869 and 20883 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20869 and 20883, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20869,20883) = 1
LCM(20869,20883) = ( 20869 × 20883) / 1
LCM(20869,20883) = 435807327 / 1
LCM(20869,20883) = 435807327

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20869 and 20883 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20869 and 20883. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20869 and 20883.

Prime Factorization of 20869

Prime Factorization of 20883

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20869 and 20883.

LCM(20869,20883) = 41¹ × 509¹ × 3¹ × 6961¹
LCM(20869,20883) = 435807327