What is the Least Common Multiple of 20006 and 20013?

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 20006 and 20013 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20006 and 20013, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20006,20013) = 7
LCM(20006,20013) = ( 20006 × 20013) / 7
LCM(20006,20013) = 400380078 / 7
LCM(20006,20013) = 57197154

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20006 and 20013 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20006 and 20013. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20006 and 20013.

Prime Factorization of 20006

Prime Factorization of 20013

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20006 and 20013.

LCM(20006,20013) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 1429¹ × 3¹ × 953¹
LCM(20006,20013) = 57197154