What is the Least Common Multiple of 19995 and 20011?

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 19995 and 20011 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19995 and 20011, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19995,20011) = 1
LCM(19995,20011) = ( 19995 × 20011) / 1
LCM(19995,20011) = 400119945 / 1
LCM(19995,20011) = 400119945

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19995 and 20011 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19995 and 20011. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19995 and 20011.

Prime Factorization of 19995

Prime Factorization of 20011

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19995 and 20011.

LCM(19995,20011) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 20011¹
LCM(19995,20011) = 400119945