What is the Least Common Multiple of 20952 and 20967?

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 20952 and 20967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20952 and 20967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20952,20967) = 3
LCM(20952,20967) = ( 20952 × 20967) / 3
LCM(20952,20967) = 439300584 / 3
LCM(20952,20967) = 146433528

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20952 and 20967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20952 and 20967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20952 and 20967.

Prime Factorization of 20952

Prime Factorization of 20967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20952 and 20967.

LCM(20952,20967) = 2³ × 3³ × 97¹ × 29¹ × 241¹
LCM(20952,20967) = 146433528