What is the Least Common Multiple of 20177 and 20186?

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 20177 and 20186 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20177 and 20186, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20177,20186) = 1
LCM(20177,20186) = ( 20177 × 20186) / 1
LCM(20177,20186) = 407292922 / 1
LCM(20177,20186) = 407292922

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20177 and 20186 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20177 and 20186. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20177 and 20186.

Prime Factorization of 20177

Prime Factorization of 20186

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20177 and 20186.

LCM(20177,20186) = 20177¹ × 2¹ × 10093¹
LCM(20177,20186) = 407292922