What is the Least Common Multiple of 19908 and 19927?

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 19927 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 19927, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19908,19927) = 1
LCM(19908,19927) = ( 19908 × 19927) / 1
LCM(19908,19927) = 396706716 / 1
LCM(19908,19927) = 396706716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19908 and 19927 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19908 and 19927. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19908 and 19927.

Prime Factorization of 19908

Prime Factorization of 19927

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19908 and 19927.

LCM(19908,19927) = 2² × 3² × 7¹ × 79¹ × 19927¹
LCM(19908,19927) = 396706716