What is the Least Common Multiple of 19018 and 19038?

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 19018 and 19038 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19018 and 19038, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19018,19038) = 2
LCM(19018,19038) = ( 19018 × 19038) / 2
LCM(19018,19038) = 362064684 / 2
LCM(19018,19038) = 181032342

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19018 and 19038 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19018 and 19038. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19018 and 19038.

Prime Factorization of 19018

Prime Factorization of 19038

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19018 and 19038.

LCM(19018,19038) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 257¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 167¹
LCM(19018,19038) = 181032342