What is the Least Common Multiple of 19786 and 19794?

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 19786 and 19794 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19786 and 19794, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19786,19794) = 2
LCM(19786,19794) = ( 19786 × 19794) / 2
LCM(19786,19794) = 391644084 / 2
LCM(19786,19794) = 195822042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19786 and 19794 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19786 and 19794. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19786 and 19794.

Prime Factorization of 19786

Prime Factorization of 19794

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19786 and 19794.

LCM(19786,19794) = 2¹ × 13¹ × 761¹ × 3¹ × 3299¹
LCM(19786,19794) = 195822042