What is the Least Common Multiple of 19462 and 19473?

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 19462 and 19473 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19462 and 19473, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19462,19473) = 1
LCM(19462,19473) = ( 19462 × 19473) / 1
LCM(19462,19473) = 378983526 / 1
LCM(19462,19473) = 378983526

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19462 and 19473 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19462 and 19473. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19462 and 19473.

Prime Factorization of 19462

Prime Factorization of 19473

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19462 and 19473.

LCM(19462,19473) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 263¹ × 3¹ × 6491¹
LCM(19462,19473) = 378983526