What is the Least Common Multiple of 19748 and 19754?

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 19748 and 19754 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19748 and 19754, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19748,19754) = 2
LCM(19748,19754) = ( 19748 × 19754) / 2
LCM(19748,19754) = 390101992 / 2
LCM(19748,19754) = 195050996

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19748 and 19754 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19748 and 19754. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19748 and 19754.

Prime Factorization of 19748

Prime Factorization of 19754

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19748 and 19754.

LCM(19748,19754) = 2² × 4937¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(19748,19754) = 195050996