What is the Least Common Multiple of 19924 and 19930?

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 19924 and 19930 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19924 and 19930, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19924,19930) = 2
LCM(19924,19930) = ( 19924 × 19930) / 2
LCM(19924,19930) = 397085320 / 2
LCM(19924,19930) = 198542660

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19924 and 19930 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19924 and 19930. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19924 and 19930.

Prime Factorization of 19924

Prime Factorization of 19930

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19924 and 19930.

LCM(19924,19930) = 2² × 17¹ × 293¹ × 5¹ × 1993¹
LCM(19924,19930) = 198542660