What is the Least Common Multiple of 19480 and 19497?

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 19480 and 19497 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19480 and 19497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19480,19497) = 1
LCM(19480,19497) = ( 19480 × 19497) / 1
LCM(19480,19497) = 379801560 / 1
LCM(19480,19497) = 379801560

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19480 and 19497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19480 and 19497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19480 and 19497.

Prime Factorization of 19480

Prime Factorization of 19497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19480 and 19497.

LCM(19480,19497) = 2³ × 5¹ × 487¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 97¹
LCM(19480,19497) = 379801560