What is the Least Common Multiple of 20898 and 20910?

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 20898 and 20910 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20898 and 20910, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20898,20910) = 6
LCM(20898,20910) = ( 20898 × 20910) / 6
LCM(20898,20910) = 436977180 / 6
LCM(20898,20910) = 72829530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20898 and 20910 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20898 and 20910. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20898 and 20910.

Prime Factorization of 20898

Prime Factorization of 20910

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20898 and 20910.

LCM(20898,20910) = 2¹ × 3⁵ × 43¹ × 5¹ × 17¹ × 41¹
LCM(20898,20910) = 72829530