What is the Least Common Multiple of 19690 and 19702?

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 19690 and 19702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19690 and 19702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19690,19702) = 2
LCM(19690,19702) = ( 19690 × 19702) / 2
LCM(19690,19702) = 387932380 / 2
LCM(19690,19702) = 193966190

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19690 and 19702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19690 and 19702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19690 and 19702.

Prime Factorization of 19690

Prime Factorization of 19702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19690 and 19702.

LCM(19690,19702) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 179¹ × 9851¹
LCM(19690,19702) = 193966190