What is the Least Common Multiple of 20996 and 21003?

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 20996 and 21003 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20996 and 21003, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20996,21003) = 1
LCM(20996,21003) = ( 20996 × 21003) / 1
LCM(20996,21003) = 440978988 / 1
LCM(20996,21003) = 440978988

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20996 and 21003 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20996 and 21003. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20996 and 21003.

Prime Factorization of 20996

Prime Factorization of 21003

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20996 and 21003.

LCM(20996,21003) = 2² × 29¹ × 181¹ × 3¹ × 7001¹
LCM(20996,21003) = 440978988