What is the Least Common Multiple of 20111 and 20124?

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 20111 and 20124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20111 and 20124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20111,20124) = 13
LCM(20111,20124) = ( 20111 × 20124) / 13
LCM(20111,20124) = 404713764 / 13
LCM(20111,20124) = 31131828

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20111 and 20124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20111 and 20124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20111 and 20124.

Prime Factorization of 20111

Prime Factorization of 20124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20111 and 20124.

LCM(20111,20124) = 7¹ × 13² × 17¹ × 2² × 3² × 43¹
LCM(20111,20124) = 31131828