What is the Least Common Multiple of 19660 and 19679?

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 19660 and 19679 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19660 and 19679, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19660,19679) = 1
LCM(19660,19679) = ( 19660 × 19679) / 1
LCM(19660,19679) = 386889140 / 1
LCM(19660,19679) = 386889140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19660 and 19679 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19660 and 19679. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19660 and 19679.

Prime Factorization of 19660

Prime Factorization of 19679

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19660 and 19679.

LCM(19660,19679) = 2² × 5¹ × 983¹ × 11¹ × 1789¹
LCM(19660,19679) = 386889140