What is the Least Common Multiple of 18004 and 18022?

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 18004 and 18022 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18004 and 18022, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18004,18022) = 2
LCM(18004,18022) = ( 18004 × 18022) / 2
LCM(18004,18022) = 324468088 / 2
LCM(18004,18022) = 162234044

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18004 and 18022 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18004 and 18022. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18004 and 18022.

Prime Factorization of 18004

Prime Factorization of 18022

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18004 and 18022.

LCM(18004,18022) = 2² × 7¹ × 643¹ × 9011¹
LCM(18004,18022) = 162234044