What is the Least Common Multiple of 19884 and 19901?

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 19884 and 19901 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19884 and 19901, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19884,19901) = 1
LCM(19884,19901) = ( 19884 × 19901) / 1
LCM(19884,19901) = 395711484 / 1
LCM(19884,19901) = 395711484

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19884 and 19901 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19884 and 19901. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19884 and 19901.

Prime Factorization of 19884

Prime Factorization of 19901

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19884 and 19901.

LCM(19884,19901) = 2² × 3¹ × 1657¹ × 7¹ × 2843¹
LCM(19884,19901) = 395711484