What is the Least Common Multiple of 20202 and 20210?

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 20202 and 20210 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20202 and 20210, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20202,20210) = 2
LCM(20202,20210) = ( 20202 × 20210) / 2
LCM(20202,20210) = 408282420 / 2
LCM(20202,20210) = 204141210

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20202 and 20210 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20202 and 20210. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20202 and 20210.

Prime Factorization of 20202

Prime Factorization of 20210

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20202 and 20210.

LCM(20202,20210) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 13¹ × 37¹ × 5¹ × 43¹ × 47¹
LCM(20202,20210) = 204141210