What is the Least Common Multiple of 18106 and 18114?

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 18106 and 18114 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18106 and 18114, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18106,18114) = 2
LCM(18106,18114) = ( 18106 × 18114) / 2
LCM(18106,18114) = 327972084 / 2
LCM(18106,18114) = 163986042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18106 and 18114 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18106 and 18114. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18106 and 18114.

Prime Factorization of 18106

Prime Factorization of 18114

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18106 and 18114.

LCM(18106,18114) = 2¹ × 11¹ × 823¹ × 3¹ × 3019¹
LCM(18106,18114) = 163986042