What is the Least Common Multiple of 20107 and 20118?

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 20107 and 20118 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20107 and 20118, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20107,20118) = 1
LCM(20107,20118) = ( 20107 × 20118) / 1
LCM(20107,20118) = 404512626 / 1
LCM(20107,20118) = 404512626

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20107 and 20118 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20107 and 20118. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20107 and 20118.

Prime Factorization of 20107

Prime Factorization of 20118

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20107 and 20118.

LCM(20107,20118) = 20107¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 479¹
LCM(20107,20118) = 404512626