What is the Least Common Multiple of 20141 and 20147?

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 20141 and 20147 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20141 and 20147, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20141,20147) = 1
LCM(20141,20147) = ( 20141 × 20147) / 1
LCM(20141,20147) = 405780727 / 1
LCM(20141,20147) = 405780727

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20141 and 20147 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20141 and 20147. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20141 and 20147.

Prime Factorization of 20141

Prime Factorization of 20147

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20141 and 20147.

LCM(20141,20147) = 11¹ × 1831¹ × 20147¹
LCM(20141,20147) = 405780727