What is the Least Common Multiple of 20177 and 20193?

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 20193 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 20193, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20177,20193) = 1
LCM(20177,20193) = ( 20177 × 20193) / 1
LCM(20177,20193) = 407434161 / 1
LCM(20177,20193) = 407434161

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20177 and 20193 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20177 and 20193. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20177 and 20193.

Prime Factorization of 20177

Prime Factorization of 20193

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20177 and 20193.

LCM(20177,20193) = 20177¹ × 3¹ × 53¹ × 127¹
LCM(20177,20193) = 407434161