What is the Least Common Multiple of 19816 and 19832?

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 19816 and 19832 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19816 and 19832, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19816,19832) = 8
LCM(19816,19832) = ( 19816 × 19832) / 8
LCM(19816,19832) = 392990912 / 8
LCM(19816,19832) = 49123864

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19816 and 19832 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19816 and 19832. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19816 and 19832.

Prime Factorization of 19816

Prime Factorization of 19832

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19816 and 19832.

LCM(19816,19832) = 2³ × 2477¹ × 37¹ × 67¹
LCM(19816,19832) = 49123864