What is the Least Common Multiple of 19871 and 19885?

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 19871 and 19885 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19871 and 19885, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19871,19885) = 1
LCM(19871,19885) = ( 19871 × 19885) / 1
LCM(19871,19885) = 395134835 / 1
LCM(19871,19885) = 395134835

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19871 and 19885 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19871 and 19885. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19871 and 19885.

Prime Factorization of 19871

Prime Factorization of 19885

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19871 and 19885.

LCM(19871,19885) = 31¹ × 641¹ × 5¹ × 41¹ × 97¹
LCM(19871,19885) = 395134835