What is the Least Common Multiple of 19364 and 19372?

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 19364 and 19372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19364 and 19372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19364,19372) = 4
LCM(19364,19372) = ( 19364 × 19372) / 4
LCM(19364,19372) = 375119408 / 4
LCM(19364,19372) = 93779852

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19364 and 19372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19364 and 19372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19364 and 19372.

Prime Factorization of 19364

Prime Factorization of 19372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19364 and 19372.

LCM(19364,19372) = 2² × 47¹ × 103¹ × 29¹ × 167¹
LCM(19364,19372) = 93779852