What is the Least Common Multiple of 20037 and 20046?

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 20037 and 20046 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20037 and 20046, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20037,20046) = 3
LCM(20037,20046) = ( 20037 × 20046) / 3
LCM(20037,20046) = 401661702 / 3
LCM(20037,20046) = 133887234

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20037 and 20046 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20037 and 20046. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20037 and 20046.

Prime Factorization of 20037

Prime Factorization of 20046

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20037 and 20046.

LCM(20037,20046) = 3¹ × 6679¹ × 2¹ × 13¹ × 257¹
LCM(20037,20046) = 133887234