What is the Least Common Multiple of 19942 and 19961?

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 19942 and 19961 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19942 and 19961, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19942,19961) = 1
LCM(19942,19961) = ( 19942 × 19961) / 1
LCM(19942,19961) = 398062262 / 1
LCM(19942,19961) = 398062262

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19942 and 19961 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19942 and 19961. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19942 and 19961.

Prime Factorization of 19942

Prime Factorization of 19961

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19942 and 19961.

LCM(19942,19961) = 2¹ × 13² × 59¹ × 19961¹
LCM(19942,19961) = 398062262