What is the Least Common Multiple of 19444 and 19456?

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 19444 and 19456 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19444 and 19456, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19444,19456) = 4
LCM(19444,19456) = ( 19444 × 19456) / 4
LCM(19444,19456) = 378302464 / 4
LCM(19444,19456) = 94575616

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19444 and 19456 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19444 and 19456. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19444 and 19456.

Prime Factorization of 19444

Prime Factorization of 19456

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19444 and 19456.

LCM(19444,19456) = 2¹⁰ × 4861¹ × 19¹
LCM(19444,19456) = 94575616