What is the Least Common Multiple of 19908 and 19918?

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 19908 and 19918 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19908 and 19918, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19908,19918) = 2
LCM(19908,19918) = ( 19908 × 19918) / 2
LCM(19908,19918) = 396527544 / 2
LCM(19908,19918) = 198263772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19908 and 19918 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19908 and 19918. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19908 and 19918.

Prime Factorization of 19908

Prime Factorization of 19918

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19908 and 19918.

LCM(19908,19918) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 79¹ × 23¹ × 433¹
LCM(19908,19918) = 198263772