What is the Least Common Multiple of 22020 and 22029?

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 22020 and 22029 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 22020 and 22029, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(22020,22029) = 3
LCM(22020,22029) = ( 22020 × 22029) / 3
LCM(22020,22029) = 485078580 / 3
LCM(22020,22029) = 161692860

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 22020 and 22029 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 22020 and 22029. First we will calculate the prime factors of 22020 and 22029.

Prime Factorization of 22020

Prime Factorization of 22029

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 22020 and 22029.

LCM(22020,22029) = 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 367¹ × 7¹ × 1049¹
LCM(22020,22029) = 161692860