What is the Least Common Multiple of 19974 and 19988?

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 19974 and 19988 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 19974 and 19988, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(19974,19988) = 2
LCM(19974,19988) = ( 19974 × 19988) / 2
LCM(19974,19988) = 399240312 / 2
LCM(19974,19988) = 199620156

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 19974 and 19988 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 19974 and 19988. First we will calculate the prime factors of 19974 and 19988.

Prime Factorization of 19974

Prime Factorization of 19988

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 19974 and 19988.

LCM(19974,19988) = 2² × 3¹ × 3329¹ × 19¹ × 263¹
LCM(19974,19988) = 199620156