What is the Least Common Multiple of 20996 and 21005?

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 21005 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 21005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20996,21005) = 1
LCM(20996,21005) = ( 20996 × 21005) / 1
LCM(20996,21005) = 441020980 / 1
LCM(20996,21005) = 441020980

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20996 and 21005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20996 and 21005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20996 and 21005.

Prime Factorization of 20996

Prime Factorization of 21005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20996 and 21005.

LCM(20996,21005) = 2² × 29¹ × 181¹ × 5¹ × 4201¹
LCM(20996,21005) = 441020980