What is the Least Common Multiple of 20215 and 20222?

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 20215 and 20222 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20215 and 20222, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20215,20222) = 1
LCM(20215,20222) = ( 20215 × 20222) / 1
LCM(20215,20222) = 408787730 / 1
LCM(20215,20222) = 408787730

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20215 and 20222 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20215 and 20222. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20215 and 20222.

Prime Factorization of 20215

Prime Factorization of 20222

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20215 and 20222.

LCM(20215,20222) = 5¹ × 13¹ × 311¹ × 2¹ × 10111¹
LCM(20215,20222) = 408787730