What is the Least Common Multiple of 19736 and 19750?

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 19736 and 19750 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19736 and 19750, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19736,19750) = 2
LCM(19736,19750) = ( 19736 × 19750) / 2
LCM(19736,19750) = 389786000 / 2
LCM(19736,19750) = 194893000

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19736 and 19750 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19736 and 19750. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19736 and 19750.

Prime Factorization of 19736

Prime Factorization of 19750

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19736 and 19750.

LCM(19736,19750) = 2³ × 2467¹ × 5³ × 79¹
LCM(19736,19750) = 194893000