What is the Least Common Multiple of 20066 and 20079?

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 20066 and 20079 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20066 and 20079, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20066,20079) = 1
LCM(20066,20079) = ( 20066 × 20079) / 1
LCM(20066,20079) = 402905214 / 1
LCM(20066,20079) = 402905214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20066 and 20079 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20066 and 20079. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20066 and 20079.

Prime Factorization of 20066

Prime Factorization of 20079

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20066 and 20079.

LCM(20066,20079) = 2¹ × 79¹ × 127¹ × 3² × 23¹ × 97¹
LCM(20066,20079) = 402905214