What is the Least Common Multiple of 20149 and 20169?

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 20149 and 20169 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20149 and 20169, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20149,20169) = 1
LCM(20149,20169) = ( 20149 × 20169) / 1
LCM(20149,20169) = 406385181 / 1
LCM(20149,20169) = 406385181

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20149 and 20169 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20149 and 20169. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20149 and 20169.

Prime Factorization of 20149

Prime Factorization of 20169

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20149 and 20169.

LCM(20149,20169) = 20149¹ × 3⁵ × 83¹
LCM(20149,20169) = 406385181