What is the Least Common Multiple of 19906 and 19923?

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 19906 and 19923 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19906 and 19923, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19906,19923) = 1
LCM(19906,19923) = ( 19906 × 19923) / 1
LCM(19906,19923) = 396587238 / 1
LCM(19906,19923) = 396587238

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19906 and 19923 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19906 and 19923. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19906 and 19923.

Prime Factorization of 19906

Prime Factorization of 19923

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19906 and 19923.

LCM(19906,19923) = 2¹ × 37¹ × 269¹ × 3¹ × 29¹ × 229¹
LCM(19906,19923) = 396587238