What is the Least Common Multiple of 20057 and 20062?

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 20057 and 20062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20057 and 20062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20057,20062) = 1
LCM(20057,20062) = ( 20057 × 20062) / 1
LCM(20057,20062) = 402383534 / 1
LCM(20057,20062) = 402383534

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20057 and 20062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20057 and 20062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20057 and 20062.

Prime Factorization of 20057

Prime Factorization of 20062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20057 and 20062.

LCM(20057,20062) = 31¹ × 647¹ × 2¹ × 7¹ × 1433¹
LCM(20057,20062) = 402383534