What is the Least Common Multiple of 20154 and 20166?

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 20154 and 20166 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20154 and 20166, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20154,20166) = 6
LCM(20154,20166) = ( 20154 × 20166) / 6
LCM(20154,20166) = 406425564 / 6
LCM(20154,20166) = 67737594

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20154 and 20166 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20154 and 20166. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20154 and 20166.

Prime Factorization of 20154

Prime Factorization of 20166

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20154 and 20166.

LCM(20154,20166) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3359¹ × 3361¹
LCM(20154,20166) = 67737594