What is the Least Common Multiple of 19629 and 19646?

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 19629 and 19646 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19629 and 19646, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19629,19646) = 1
LCM(19629,19646) = ( 19629 × 19646) / 1
LCM(19629,19646) = 385631334 / 1
LCM(19629,19646) = 385631334

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19629 and 19646 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19629 and 19646. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19629 and 19646.

Prime Factorization of 19629

Prime Factorization of 19646

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19629 and 19646.

LCM(19629,19646) = 3³ × 727¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 19¹ × 47¹
LCM(19629,19646) = 385631334