What is the Least Common Multiple of 19925 and 19931?

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 19925 and 19931 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19925 and 19931, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19925,19931) = 1
LCM(19925,19931) = ( 19925 × 19931) / 1
LCM(19925,19931) = 397125175 / 1
LCM(19925,19931) = 397125175

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19925 and 19931 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19925 and 19931. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19925 and 19931.

Prime Factorization of 19925

Prime Factorization of 19931

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19925 and 19931.

LCM(19925,19931) = 5² × 797¹ × 19¹ × 1049¹
LCM(19925,19931) = 397125175