What is the Least Common Multiple of 19452 and 19471?

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 19471 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 19471, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19452,19471) = 1
LCM(19452,19471) = ( 19452 × 19471) / 1
LCM(19452,19471) = 378749892 / 1
LCM(19452,19471) = 378749892

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19452 and 19471 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19452 and 19471. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19452 and 19471.

Prime Factorization of 19452

Prime Factorization of 19471

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19452 and 19471.

LCM(19452,19471) = 2² × 3¹ × 1621¹ × 19471¹
LCM(19452,19471) = 378749892