What is the Least Common Multiple of 18992 and 19005?

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 18992 and 19005 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18992 and 19005, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18992,19005) = 1
LCM(18992,19005) = ( 18992 × 19005) / 1
LCM(18992,19005) = 360942960 / 1
LCM(18992,19005) = 360942960

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18992 and 19005 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18992 and 19005. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18992 and 19005.

Prime Factorization of 18992

Prime Factorization of 19005

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18992 and 19005.

LCM(18992,19005) = 2⁴ × 1187¹ × 3¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 181¹
LCM(18992,19005) = 360942960