What is the Least Common Multiple of 19849 and 19860?

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 19849 and 19860 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19849 and 19860, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19849,19860) = 1
LCM(19849,19860) = ( 19849 × 19860) / 1
LCM(19849,19860) = 394201140 / 1
LCM(19849,19860) = 394201140

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19849 and 19860 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19849 and 19860. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19849 and 19860.

Prime Factorization of 19849

Prime Factorization of 19860

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19849 and 19860.

LCM(19849,19860) = 23¹ × 863¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 5¹ × 331¹
LCM(19849,19860) = 394201140