What is the Least Common Multiple of 20148 and 20157?

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 20148 and 20157 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20148 and 20157, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20148,20157) = 3
LCM(20148,20157) = ( 20148 × 20157) / 3
LCM(20148,20157) = 406123236 / 3
LCM(20148,20157) = 135374412

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20148 and 20157 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20148 and 20157. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20148 and 20157.

Prime Factorization of 20148

Prime Factorization of 20157

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20148 and 20157.

LCM(20148,20157) = 2² × 3¹ × 23¹ × 73¹ × 6719¹
LCM(20148,20157) = 135374412