What is the Least Common Multiple of 19318 and 19326?

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 19318 and 19326 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19318 and 19326, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19318,19326) = 2
LCM(19318,19326) = ( 19318 × 19326) / 2
LCM(19318,19326) = 373339668 / 2
LCM(19318,19326) = 186669834

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19318 and 19326 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19318 and 19326. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19318 and 19326.

Prime Factorization of 19318

Prime Factorization of 19326

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19318 and 19326.

LCM(19318,19326) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 743¹ × 3¹ × 3221¹
LCM(19318,19326) = 186669834