What is the Least Common Multiple of 18136 and 18153?

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 18136 and 18153 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18136 and 18153, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18136,18153) = 1
LCM(18136,18153) = ( 18136 × 18153) / 1
LCM(18136,18153) = 329222808 / 1
LCM(18136,18153) = 329222808

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18136 and 18153 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18136 and 18153. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18136 and 18153.

Prime Factorization of 18136

Prime Factorization of 18153

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18136 and 18153.

LCM(18136,18153) = 2³ × 2267¹ × 3² × 2017¹
LCM(18136,18153) = 329222808