What is the Least Common Multiple of 19694 and 19701?

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 19694 and 19701 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19694 and 19701, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19694,19701) = 1
LCM(19694,19701) = ( 19694 × 19701) / 1
LCM(19694,19701) = 387991494 / 1
LCM(19694,19701) = 387991494

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19694 and 19701 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19694 and 19701. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19694 and 19701.

Prime Factorization of 19694

Prime Factorization of 19701

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19694 and 19701.

LCM(19694,19701) = 2¹ × 43¹ × 229¹ × 3² × 11¹ × 199¹
LCM(19694,19701) = 387991494