What is the Least Common Multiple of 19344 and 19348?

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 19344 and 19348 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19344 and 19348, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19344,19348) = 4
LCM(19344,19348) = ( 19344 × 19348) / 4
LCM(19344,19348) = 374267712 / 4
LCM(19344,19348) = 93566928

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19344 and 19348 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19344 and 19348. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19344 and 19348.

Prime Factorization of 19344

Prime Factorization of 19348

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19344 and 19348.

LCM(19344,19348) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 31¹ × 7¹ × 691¹
LCM(19344,19348) = 93566928