What is the Least Common Multiple of 19486 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 19486 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 19486 and 19497, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19486,19497) = 1
LCM(19486,19497) = ( 19486 × 19497) / 1
LCM(19486,19497) = 379918542 / 1
LCM(19486,19497) = 379918542

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19486 and 19497 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19486 and 19497. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19486 and 19497.

Prime Factorization of 19486

Prime Factorization of 19497

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19486 and 19497.

LCM(19486,19497) = 2¹ × 9743¹ × 3¹ × 67¹ × 97¹
LCM(19486,19497) = 379918542