What is the Least Common Multiple of 19912 and 19924?

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 19912 and 19924 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19912 and 19924, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19912,19924) = 4
LCM(19912,19924) = ( 19912 × 19924) / 4
LCM(19912,19924) = 396726688 / 4
LCM(19912,19924) = 99181672

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19912 and 19924 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19912 and 19924. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19912 and 19924.

Prime Factorization of 19912

Prime Factorization of 19924

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19912 and 19924.

LCM(19912,19924) = 2³ × 19¹ × 131¹ × 17¹ × 293¹
LCM(19912,19924) = 99181672