What is the Least Common Multiple of 19885 and 19899?

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 19885 and 19899 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19885 and 19899, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19885,19899) = 1
LCM(19885,19899) = ( 19885 × 19899) / 1
LCM(19885,19899) = 395691615 / 1
LCM(19885,19899) = 395691615

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19885 and 19899 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19885 and 19899. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19885 and 19899.

Prime Factorization of 19885

Prime Factorization of 19899

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19885 and 19899.

LCM(19885,19899) = 5¹ × 41¹ × 97¹ × 3³ × 11¹ × 67¹
LCM(19885,19899) = 395691615