What is the Least Common Multiple of 20917 and 20937?

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 20917 and 20937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20917 and 20937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20917,20937) = 1
LCM(20917,20937) = ( 20917 × 20937) / 1
LCM(20917,20937) = 437939229 / 1
LCM(20917,20937) = 437939229

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20917 and 20937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20917 and 20937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20917 and 20937.

Prime Factorization of 20917

Prime Factorization of 20937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20917 and 20937.

LCM(20917,20937) = 13¹ × 1609¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 997¹
LCM(20917,20937) = 437939229