What is the Least Common Multiple of 19491 and 19501?

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 19491 and 19501 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19491 and 19501, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19491,19501) = 1
LCM(19491,19501) = ( 19491 × 19501) / 1
LCM(19491,19501) = 380093991 / 1
LCM(19491,19501) = 380093991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19491 and 19501 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19491 and 19501. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19491 and 19501.

Prime Factorization of 19491

Prime Factorization of 19501

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19491 and 19501.

LCM(19491,19501) = 3¹ × 73¹ × 89¹ × 19501¹
LCM(19491,19501) = 380093991