What is the Least Common Multiple of 20235 and 20239?

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 20235 and 20239 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 20235 and 20239, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(20235,20239) = 1
LCM(20235,20239) = ( 20235 × 20239) / 1
LCM(20235,20239) = 409536165 / 1
LCM(20235,20239) = 409536165

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 20235 and 20239 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 20235 and 20239. First we will calculate the prime factors of 20235 and 20239.

Prime Factorization of 20235

Prime Factorization of 20239

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 20235 and 20239.

LCM(20235,20239) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 71¹ × 37¹ × 547¹
LCM(20235,20239) = 409536165