What is the Least Common Multiple of 20140 and 20159?

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 20140 and 20159 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20140 and 20159, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20140,20159) = 19
LCM(20140,20159) = ( 20140 × 20159) / 19
LCM(20140,20159) = 406002260 / 19
LCM(20140,20159) = 21368540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20140 and 20159 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20140 and 20159. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20140 and 20159.

Prime Factorization of 20140

Prime Factorization of 20159

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20140 and 20159.

LCM(20140,20159) = 2² × 5¹ × 19¹ × 53¹ × 1061¹
LCM(20140,20159) = 21368540