What is the Least Common Multiple of 19597 and 19608?

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 19597 and 19608 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19597 and 19608, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19597,19608) = 1
LCM(19597,19608) = ( 19597 × 19608) / 1
LCM(19597,19608) = 384257976 / 1
LCM(19597,19608) = 384257976

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19597 and 19608 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19597 and 19608. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19597 and 19608.

Prime Factorization of 19597

Prime Factorization of 19608

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19597 and 19608.

LCM(19597,19608) = 19597¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 19¹ × 43¹
LCM(19597,19608) = 384257976