What is the Least Common Multiple of 18050 and 18068?

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 18050 and 18068 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18050 and 18068, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18050,18068) = 2
LCM(18050,18068) = ( 18050 × 18068) / 2
LCM(18050,18068) = 326127400 / 2
LCM(18050,18068) = 163063700

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18050 and 18068 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18050 and 18068. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18050 and 18068.

Prime Factorization of 18050

Prime Factorization of 18068

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18050 and 18068.

LCM(18050,18068) = 2² × 5² × 19² × 4517¹
LCM(18050,18068) = 163063700