What is the Least Common Multiple of 18118 and 18124?

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 18118 and 18124 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18118 and 18124, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18118,18124) = 2
LCM(18118,18124) = ( 18118 × 18124) / 2
LCM(18118,18124) = 328370632 / 2
LCM(18118,18124) = 164185316

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18118 and 18124 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18118 and 18124. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18118 and 18124.

Prime Factorization of 18118

Prime Factorization of 18124

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18118 and 18124.

LCM(18118,18124) = 2² × 9059¹ × 23¹ × 197¹
LCM(18118,18124) = 164185316