What is the Least Common Multiple of 20092 and 20104?

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 20092 and 20104 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20092 and 20104, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20092,20104) = 4
LCM(20092,20104) = ( 20092 × 20104) / 4
LCM(20092,20104) = 403929568 / 4
LCM(20092,20104) = 100982392

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20092 and 20104 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20092 and 20104. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20092 and 20104.

Prime Factorization of 20092

Prime Factorization of 20104

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20092 and 20104.

LCM(20092,20104) = 2³ × 5023¹ × 7¹ × 359¹
LCM(20092,20104) = 100982392