What is the Least Common Multiple of 19857 and 19867?

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 19857 and 19867 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19857 and 19867, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19857,19867) = 1
LCM(19857,19867) = ( 19857 × 19867) / 1
LCM(19857,19867) = 394499019 / 1
LCM(19857,19867) = 394499019

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19857 and 19867 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19857 and 19867. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19857 and 19867.

Prime Factorization of 19857

Prime Factorization of 19867

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19857 and 19867.

LCM(19857,19867) = 3¹ × 6619¹ × 19867¹
LCM(19857,19867) = 394499019