What is the Least Common Multiple of 19943 and 19950?

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 19943 and 19950 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19943 and 19950, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19943,19950) = 7
LCM(19943,19950) = ( 19943 × 19950) / 7
LCM(19943,19950) = 397862850 / 7
LCM(19943,19950) = 56837550

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19943 and 19950 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19943 and 19950. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19943 and 19950.

Prime Factorization of 19943

Prime Factorization of 19950

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19943 and 19950.

LCM(19943,19950) = 7² × 11¹ × 37¹ × 2¹ × 3¹ × 5² × 19¹
LCM(19943,19950) = 56837550