What is the Least Common Multiple of 19937 and 19948?

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 19937 and 19948 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19937 and 19948, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19937,19948) = 1
LCM(19937,19948) = ( 19937 × 19948) / 1
LCM(19937,19948) = 397703276 / 1
LCM(19937,19948) = 397703276

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19937 and 19948 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19937 and 19948. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19937 and 19948.

Prime Factorization of 19937

Prime Factorization of 19948

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19937 and 19948.

LCM(19937,19948) = 19937¹ × 2² × 4987¹
LCM(19937,19948) = 397703276