What is the Least Common Multiple of 19669 and 19686?

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 19669 and 19686 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19669 and 19686, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19669,19686) = 17
LCM(19669,19686) = ( 19669 × 19686) / 17
LCM(19669,19686) = 387203934 / 17
LCM(19669,19686) = 22776702

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19669 and 19686 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19669 and 19686. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19669 and 19686.

Prime Factorization of 19669

Prime Factorization of 19686

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19669 and 19686.

LCM(19669,19686) = 13¹ × 17¹ × 89¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 193¹
LCM(19669,19686) = 22776702