What is the Least Common Multiple of 20122 and 20134?

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 20122 and 20134 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20122 and 20134, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20122,20134) = 2
LCM(20122,20134) = ( 20122 × 20134) / 2
LCM(20122,20134) = 405136348 / 2
LCM(20122,20134) = 202568174

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20122 and 20134 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20122 and 20134. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20122 and 20134.

Prime Factorization of 20122

Prime Factorization of 20134

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20122 and 20134.

LCM(20122,20134) = 2¹ × 10061¹ × 10067¹
LCM(20122,20134) = 202568174