What is the Least Common Multiple of 19835 and 19844?

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 19835 and 19844 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19835 and 19844, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19835,19844) = 1
LCM(19835,19844) = ( 19835 × 19844) / 1
LCM(19835,19844) = 393605740 / 1
LCM(19835,19844) = 393605740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19835 and 19844 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19835 and 19844. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19835 and 19844.

Prime Factorization of 19835

Prime Factorization of 19844

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19835 and 19844.

LCM(19835,19844) = 5¹ × 3967¹ × 2² × 11² × 41¹
LCM(19835,19844) = 393605740