What is the Least Common Multiple of 20054 and 20059?

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 20054 and 20059 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20054 and 20059, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20054,20059) = 1
LCM(20054,20059) = ( 20054 × 20059) / 1
LCM(20054,20059) = 402263186 / 1
LCM(20054,20059) = 402263186

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20054 and 20059 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20054 and 20059. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20054 and 20059.

Prime Factorization of 20054

Prime Factorization of 20059

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20054 and 20059.

LCM(20054,20059) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 271¹ × 13¹ × 1543¹
LCM(20054,20059) = 402263186