What is the Least Common Multiple of 19326 and 19346?

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 19326 and 19346 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19326 and 19346, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19326,19346) = 2
LCM(19326,19346) = ( 19326 × 19346) / 2
LCM(19326,19346) = 373880796 / 2
LCM(19326,19346) = 186940398

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19326 and 19346 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19326 and 19346. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19326 and 19346.

Prime Factorization of 19326

Prime Factorization of 19346

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19326 and 19346.

LCM(19326,19346) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3221¹ × 17¹ × 569¹
LCM(19326,19346) = 186940398