What is the Least Common Multiple of 19964 and 19982?

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 19964 and 19982 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19964 and 19982, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19964,19982) = 2
LCM(19964,19982) = ( 19964 × 19982) / 2
LCM(19964,19982) = 398920648 / 2
LCM(19964,19982) = 199460324

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19964 and 19982 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19964 and 19982. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19964 and 19982.

Prime Factorization of 19964

Prime Factorization of 19982

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19964 and 19982.

LCM(19964,19982) = 2² × 7¹ × 23¹ × 31¹ × 97¹ × 103¹
LCM(19964,19982) = 199460324