What is the Least Common Multiple of 19969 and 19983?

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 19969 and 19983 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19969 and 19983, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19969,19983) = 1
LCM(19969,19983) = ( 19969 × 19983) / 1
LCM(19969,19983) = 399040527 / 1
LCM(19969,19983) = 399040527

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19969 and 19983 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19969 and 19983. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19969 and 19983.

Prime Factorization of 19969

Prime Factorization of 19983

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19969 and 19983.

LCM(19969,19983) = 19¹ × 1051¹ × 3¹ × 6661¹
LCM(19969,19983) = 399040527