What is the Least Common Multiple of 19933 and 19937?

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 19933 and 19937 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19933 and 19937, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19933,19937) = 1
LCM(19933,19937) = ( 19933 × 19937) / 1
LCM(19933,19937) = 397404221 / 1
LCM(19933,19937) = 397404221

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19933 and 19937 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19933 and 19937. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19933 and 19937.

Prime Factorization of 19933

Prime Factorization of 19937

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19933 and 19937.

LCM(19933,19937) = 31¹ × 643¹ × 19937¹
LCM(19933,19937) = 397404221