What is the Least Common Multiple of 20912 and 20924?

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 20912 and 20924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20912 and 20924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20912,20924) = 4
LCM(20912,20924) = ( 20912 × 20924) / 4
LCM(20912,20924) = 437562688 / 4
LCM(20912,20924) = 109390672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20912 and 20924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20912 and 20924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20912 and 20924.

Prime Factorization of 20912

Prime Factorization of 20924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20912 and 20924.

LCM(20912,20924) = 2⁴ × 1307¹ × 5231¹
LCM(20912,20924) = 109390672