What is the Least Common Multiple of 20935 and 20939?

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 20935 and 20939 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20935 and 20939, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20935,20939) = 1
LCM(20935,20939) = ( 20935 × 20939) / 1
LCM(20935,20939) = 438357965 / 1
LCM(20935,20939) = 438357965

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20935 and 20939 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20935 and 20939. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20935 and 20939.

Prime Factorization of 20935

Prime Factorization of 20939

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20935 and 20939.

LCM(20935,20939) = 5¹ × 53¹ × 79¹ × 20939¹
LCM(20935,20939) = 438357965