What is the Least Common Multiple of 19708 and 19713?

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 19708 and 19713 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19708 and 19713, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19708,19713) = 1
LCM(19708,19713) = ( 19708 × 19713) / 1
LCM(19708,19713) = 388503804 / 1
LCM(19708,19713) = 388503804

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19708 and 19713 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19708 and 19713. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19708 and 19713.

Prime Factorization of 19708

Prime Factorization of 19713

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19708 and 19713.

LCM(19708,19713) = 2² × 13¹ × 379¹ × 3¹ × 6571¹
LCM(19708,19713) = 388503804