What is the Least Common Multiple of 18116 and 18134?

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 18116 and 18134 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18116 and 18134, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18116,18134) = 2
LCM(18116,18134) = ( 18116 × 18134) / 2
LCM(18116,18134) = 328515544 / 2
LCM(18116,18134) = 164257772

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18116 and 18134 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18116 and 18134. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18116 and 18134.

Prime Factorization of 18116

Prime Factorization of 18134

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18116 and 18134.

LCM(18116,18134) = 2² × 7¹ × 647¹ × 9067¹
LCM(18116,18134) = 164257772