What is the Least Common Multiple of 19739 and 19743?

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 19739 and 19743 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19739 and 19743, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19739,19743) = 1
LCM(19739,19743) = ( 19739 × 19743) / 1
LCM(19739,19743) = 389707077 / 1
LCM(19739,19743) = 389707077

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19739 and 19743 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19739 and 19743. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19739 and 19743.

Prime Factorization of 19739

Prime Factorization of 19743

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19739 and 19743.

LCM(19739,19743) = 19739¹ × 3¹ × 6581¹
LCM(19739,19743) = 389707077