What is the Least Common Multiple of 18072 and 18077?

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 18072 and 18077 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18072 and 18077, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18072,18077) = 1
LCM(18072,18077) = ( 18072 × 18077) / 1
LCM(18072,18077) = 326687544 / 1
LCM(18072,18077) = 326687544

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18072 and 18077 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18072 and 18077. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18072 and 18077.

Prime Factorization of 18072

Prime Factorization of 18077

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18072 and 18077.

LCM(18072,18077) = 2³ × 3² × 251¹ × 18077¹
LCM(18072,18077) = 326687544