What is the Least Common Multiple of 20106 and 20117?

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 20106 and 20117 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20106 and 20117, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20106,20117) = 1
LCM(20106,20117) = ( 20106 × 20117) / 1
LCM(20106,20117) = 404472402 / 1
LCM(20106,20117) = 404472402

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20106 and 20117 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20106 and 20117. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20106 and 20117.

Prime Factorization of 20106

Prime Factorization of 20117

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20106 and 20117.

LCM(20106,20117) = 2¹ × 3² × 1117¹ × 20117¹
LCM(20106,20117) = 404472402