What is the Least Common Multiple of 20913 and 20926?

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 20913 and 20926 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20913 and 20926, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20913,20926) = 1
LCM(20913,20926) = ( 20913 × 20926) / 1
LCM(20913,20926) = 437625438 / 1
LCM(20913,20926) = 437625438

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20913 and 20926 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20913 and 20926. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20913 and 20926.

Prime Factorization of 20913

Prime Factorization of 20926

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20913 and 20926.

LCM(20913,20926) = 3¹ × 6971¹ × 2¹ × 10463¹
LCM(20913,20926) = 437625438