What is the Least Common Multiple of 19878 and 19898?

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 19878 and 19898 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19878 and 19898, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19878,19898) = 2
LCM(19878,19898) = ( 19878 × 19898) / 2
LCM(19878,19898) = 395532444 / 2
LCM(19878,19898) = 197766222

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19878 and 19898 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19878 and 19898. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19878 and 19898.

Prime Factorization of 19878

Prime Factorization of 19898

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19878 and 19898.

LCM(19878,19898) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 3313¹ × 9949¹
LCM(19878,19898) = 197766222