What is the Least Common Multiple of 20116 and 20135?

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 20116 and 20135 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20116 and 20135, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20116,20135) = 1
LCM(20116,20135) = ( 20116 × 20135) / 1
LCM(20116,20135) = 405035660 / 1
LCM(20116,20135) = 405035660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20116 and 20135 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20116 and 20135. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20116 and 20135.

Prime Factorization of 20116

Prime Factorization of 20135

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20116 and 20135.

LCM(20116,20135) = 2² × 47¹ × 107¹ × 5¹ × 4027¹
LCM(20116,20135) = 405035660