What is the Least Common Multiple of 20178 and 20196?

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 20178 and 20196 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20178 and 20196, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20178,20196) = 18
LCM(20178,20196) = ( 20178 × 20196) / 18
LCM(20178,20196) = 407514888 / 18
LCM(20178,20196) = 22639716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20178 and 20196 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20178 and 20196. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20178 and 20196.

Prime Factorization of 20178

Prime Factorization of 20196

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20178 and 20196.

LCM(20178,20196) = 2² × 3³ × 19¹ × 59¹ × 11¹ × 17¹
LCM(20178,20196) = 22639716