What is the Least Common Multiple of 19877 and 19896?

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 19877 and 19896 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19877 and 19896, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19877,19896) = 1
LCM(19877,19896) = ( 19877 × 19896) / 1
LCM(19877,19896) = 395472792 / 1
LCM(19877,19896) = 395472792

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19877 and 19896 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19877 and 19896. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19877 and 19896.

Prime Factorization of 19877

Prime Factorization of 19896

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19877 and 19896.

LCM(19877,19896) = 11¹ × 13¹ × 139¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 829¹
LCM(19877,19896) = 395472792