What is the Least Common Multiple of 19374 and 19388?

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 19374 and 19388 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19374 and 19388, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19374,19388) = 2
LCM(19374,19388) = ( 19374 × 19388) / 2
LCM(19374,19388) = 375623112 / 2
LCM(19374,19388) = 187811556

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19374 and 19388 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19374 and 19388. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19374 and 19388.

Prime Factorization of 19374

Prime Factorization of 19388

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19374 and 19388.

LCM(19374,19388) = 2² × 3¹ × 3229¹ × 37¹ × 131¹
LCM(19374,19388) = 187811556