What is the Least Common Multiple of 19516 and 19524?

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 19516 and 19524 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19516 and 19524, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19516,19524) = 4
LCM(19516,19524) = ( 19516 × 19524) / 4
LCM(19516,19524) = 381030384 / 4
LCM(19516,19524) = 95257596

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19516 and 19524 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19516 and 19524. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19516 and 19524.

Prime Factorization of 19516

Prime Factorization of 19524

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19516 and 19524.

LCM(19516,19524) = 2² × 7¹ × 17¹ × 41¹ × 3¹ × 1627¹
LCM(19516,19524) = 95257596