What is the Least Common Multiple of 19346 and 19358?

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 19346 and 19358 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19346 and 19358, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19346,19358) = 2
LCM(19346,19358) = ( 19346 × 19358) / 2
LCM(19346,19358) = 374499868 / 2
LCM(19346,19358) = 187249934

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19346 and 19358 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19346 and 19358. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19346 and 19358.

Prime Factorization of 19346

Prime Factorization of 19358

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19346 and 19358.

LCM(19346,19358) = 2¹ × 17¹ × 569¹ × 9679¹
LCM(19346,19358) = 187249934