What is the Least Common Multiple of 18996 and 19016?

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 18996 and 19016 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18996 and 19016, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18996,19016) = 4
LCM(18996,19016) = ( 18996 × 19016) / 4
LCM(18996,19016) = 361227936 / 4
LCM(18996,19016) = 90306984

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18996 and 19016 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18996 and 19016. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18996 and 19016.

Prime Factorization of 18996

Prime Factorization of 19016

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18996 and 19016.

LCM(18996,19016) = 2³ × 3¹ × 1583¹ × 2377¹
LCM(18996,19016) = 90306984