What is the Least Common Multiple of 20112 and 20127?

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 20112 and 20127 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20112 and 20127, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20112,20127) = 3
LCM(20112,20127) = ( 20112 × 20127) / 3
LCM(20112,20127) = 404794224 / 3
LCM(20112,20127) = 134931408

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20112 and 20127 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20112 and 20127. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20112 and 20127.

Prime Factorization of 20112

Prime Factorization of 20127

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20112 and 20127.

LCM(20112,20127) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 419¹ × 6709¹
LCM(20112,20127) = 134931408