What is the Least Common Multiple of 19342 and 19362?

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 19342 and 19362 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19342 and 19362, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19342,19362) = 2
LCM(19342,19362) = ( 19342 × 19362) / 2
LCM(19342,19362) = 374499804 / 2
LCM(19342,19362) = 187249902

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19342 and 19362 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19342 and 19362. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19342 and 19362.

Prime Factorization of 19342

Prime Factorization of 19362

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19342 and 19362.

LCM(19342,19362) = 2¹ × 19¹ × 509¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 461¹
LCM(19342,19362) = 187249902