What is the Least Common Multiple of 19898 and 19907?

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 19898 and 19907 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19898 and 19907, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19898,19907) = 1
LCM(19898,19907) = ( 19898 × 19907) / 1
LCM(19898,19907) = 396109486 / 1
LCM(19898,19907) = 396109486

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19898 and 19907 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19898 and 19907. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19898 and 19907.

Prime Factorization of 19898

Prime Factorization of 19907

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19898 and 19907.

LCM(19898,19907) = 2¹ × 9949¹ × 17¹ × 1171¹
LCM(19898,19907) = 396109486