What is the Least Common Multiple of 19452 and 19466?

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 19452 and 19466 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19452 and 19466, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19452,19466) = 2
LCM(19452,19466) = ( 19452 × 19466) / 2
LCM(19452,19466) = 378652632 / 2
LCM(19452,19466) = 189326316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19452 and 19466 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19452 and 19466. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19452 and 19466.

Prime Factorization of 19452

Prime Factorization of 19466

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19452 and 19466.

LCM(19452,19466) = 2² × 3¹ × 1621¹ × 9733¹
LCM(19452,19466) = 189326316