What is the Least Common Multiple of 19948 and 19967?

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 19948 and 19967 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19948 and 19967, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19948,19967) = 1
LCM(19948,19967) = ( 19948 × 19967) / 1
LCM(19948,19967) = 398301716 / 1
LCM(19948,19967) = 398301716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19948 and 19967 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19948 and 19967. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19948 and 19967.

Prime Factorization of 19948

Prime Factorization of 19967

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19948 and 19967.

LCM(19948,19967) = 2² × 4987¹ × 41¹ × 487¹
LCM(19948,19967) = 398301716