What is the Least Common Multiple of 20022 and 20027?

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 20022 and 20027 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20022 and 20027, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20022,20027) = 1
LCM(20022,20027) = ( 20022 × 20027) / 1
LCM(20022,20027) = 400980594 / 1
LCM(20022,20027) = 400980594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20022 and 20027 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20022 and 20027. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20022 and 20027.

Prime Factorization of 20022

Prime Factorization of 20027

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20022 and 20027.

LCM(20022,20027) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 47¹ × 71¹ × 7¹ × 2861¹
LCM(20022,20027) = 400980594