What is the Least Common Multiple of 19491 and 19503?

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 19503 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 19503, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19491,19503) = 3
LCM(19491,19503) = ( 19491 × 19503) / 3
LCM(19491,19503) = 380132973 / 3
LCM(19491,19503) = 126710991

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19491 and 19503 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19491 and 19503. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19491 and 19503.

Prime Factorization of 19491

Prime Factorization of 19503

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19491 and 19503.

LCM(19491,19503) = 3² × 73¹ × 89¹ × 11¹ × 197¹
LCM(19491,19503) = 126710991