What is the Least Common Multiple of 19482 and 19492?

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 19482 and 19492 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19482 and 19492, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19482,19492) = 2
LCM(19482,19492) = ( 19482 × 19492) / 2
LCM(19482,19492) = 379743144 / 2
LCM(19482,19492) = 189871572

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19482 and 19492 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19482 and 19492. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19482 and 19492.

Prime Factorization of 19482

Prime Factorization of 19492

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19482 and 19492.

LCM(19482,19492) = 2² × 3¹ × 17¹ × 191¹ × 11¹ × 443¹
LCM(19482,19492) = 189871572