What is the Least Common Multiple of 20948 and 20962?

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 20948 and 20962 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20948 and 20962, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20948,20962) = 2
LCM(20948,20962) = ( 20948 × 20962) / 2
LCM(20948,20962) = 439111976 / 2
LCM(20948,20962) = 219555988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20948 and 20962 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20948 and 20962. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20948 and 20962.

Prime Factorization of 20948

Prime Factorization of 20962

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20948 and 20962.

LCM(20948,20962) = 2² × 5237¹ × 47¹ × 223¹
LCM(20948,20962) = 219555988