What is the Least Common Multiple of 19244 and 19261?

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 19244 and 19261 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19244 and 19261, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19244,19261) = 17
LCM(19244,19261) = ( 19244 × 19261) / 17
LCM(19244,19261) = 370658684 / 17
LCM(19244,19261) = 21803452

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19244 and 19261 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19244 and 19261. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19244 and 19261.

Prime Factorization of 19244

Prime Factorization of 19261

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19244 and 19261.

LCM(19244,19261) = 2² × 17¹ × 283¹ × 11¹ × 103¹
LCM(19244,19261) = 21803452