What is the Least Common Multiple of 20207 and 20220?

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 20207 and 20220 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20207 and 20220, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20207,20220) = 1
LCM(20207,20220) = ( 20207 × 20220) / 1
LCM(20207,20220) = 408585540 / 1
LCM(20207,20220) = 408585540

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20207 and 20220 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20207 and 20220. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20207 and 20220.

Prime Factorization of 20207

Prime Factorization of 20220

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20207 and 20220.

LCM(20207,20220) = 11² × 167¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 337¹
LCM(20207,20220) = 408585540