What is the Least Common Multiple of 19724 and 19733?

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 19724 and 19733 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19724 and 19733, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19724,19733) = 1
LCM(19724,19733) = ( 19724 × 19733) / 1
LCM(19724,19733) = 389213692 / 1
LCM(19724,19733) = 389213692

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19724 and 19733 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19724 and 19733. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19724 and 19733.

Prime Factorization of 19724

Prime Factorization of 19733

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19724 and 19733.

LCM(19724,19733) = 2² × 4931¹ × 7¹ × 2819¹
LCM(19724,19733) = 389213692