What is the Least Common Multiple of 19038 and 19042?

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 19038 and 19042 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19038 and 19042, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19038,19042) = 2
LCM(19038,19042) = ( 19038 × 19042) / 2
LCM(19038,19042) = 362521596 / 2
LCM(19038,19042) = 181260798

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19038 and 19042 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19038 and 19042. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19038 and 19042.

Prime Factorization of 19038

Prime Factorization of 19042

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19038 and 19042.

LCM(19038,19042) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 167¹ × 9521¹
LCM(19038,19042) = 181260798