What is the Least Common Multiple of 19826 and 19836?

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 19826 and 19836 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19826 and 19836, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19826,19836) = 2
LCM(19826,19836) = ( 19826 × 19836) / 2
LCM(19826,19836) = 393268536 / 2
LCM(19826,19836) = 196634268

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19826 and 19836 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19826 and 19836. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19826 and 19836.

Prime Factorization of 19826

Prime Factorization of 19836

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19826 and 19836.

LCM(19826,19836) = 2² × 23¹ × 431¹ × 3² × 19¹ × 29¹
LCM(19826,19836) = 196634268