What is the Least Common Multiple of 20060 and 20076?

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 20060 and 20076 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20060 and 20076, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20060,20076) = 4
LCM(20060,20076) = ( 20060 × 20076) / 4
LCM(20060,20076) = 402724560 / 4
LCM(20060,20076) = 100681140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20060 and 20076 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20060 and 20076. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20060 and 20076.

Prime Factorization of 20060

Prime Factorization of 20076

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20060 and 20076.

LCM(20060,20076) = 2² × 5¹ × 17¹ × 59¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 239¹
LCM(20060,20076) = 100681140