What is the Least Common Multiple of 19601 and 19606?

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 19601 and 19606 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19601 and 19606, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19601,19606) = 1
LCM(19601,19606) = ( 19601 × 19606) / 1
LCM(19601,19606) = 384297206 / 1
LCM(19601,19606) = 384297206

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19601 and 19606 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19601 and 19606. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19601 and 19606.

Prime Factorization of 19601

Prime Factorization of 19606

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19601 and 19606.

LCM(19601,19606) = 17¹ × 1153¹ × 2¹ × 9803¹
LCM(19601,19606) = 384297206