What is the Least Common Multiple of 20166 and 20171?

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 20166 and 20171 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20166 and 20171, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20166,20171) = 1
LCM(20166,20171) = ( 20166 × 20171) / 1
LCM(20166,20171) = 406768386 / 1
LCM(20166,20171) = 406768386

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20166 and 20171 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20166 and 20171. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20166 and 20171.

Prime Factorization of 20166

Prime Factorization of 20171

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20166 and 20171.

LCM(20166,20171) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3361¹ × 23¹ × 877¹
LCM(20166,20171) = 406768386