What is the Least Common Multiple of 18055 and 18062?

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 18055 and 18062 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18055 and 18062, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18055,18062) = 1
LCM(18055,18062) = ( 18055 × 18062) / 1
LCM(18055,18062) = 326109410 / 1
LCM(18055,18062) = 326109410

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18055 and 18062 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18055 and 18062. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18055 and 18062.

Prime Factorization of 18055

Prime Factorization of 18062

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18055 and 18062.

LCM(18055,18062) = 5¹ × 23¹ × 157¹ × 2¹ × 11¹ × 821¹
LCM(18055,18062) = 326109410