What is the Least Common Multiple of 19554 and 19568?

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 19554 and 19568 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19554 and 19568, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19554,19568) = 2
LCM(19554,19568) = ( 19554 × 19568) / 2
LCM(19554,19568) = 382632672 / 2
LCM(19554,19568) = 191316336

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19554 and 19568 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19554 and 19568. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19554 and 19568.

Prime Factorization of 19554

Prime Factorization of 19568

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19554 and 19568.

LCM(19554,19568) = 2⁴ × 3¹ × 3259¹ × 1223¹
LCM(19554,19568) = 191316336