What is the Least Common Multiple of 18137 and 18154?

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 18137 and 18154 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18137 and 18154, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18137,18154) = 1
LCM(18137,18154) = ( 18137 × 18154) / 1
LCM(18137,18154) = 329259098 / 1
LCM(18137,18154) = 329259098

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18137 and 18154 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18137 and 18154. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18137 and 18154.

Prime Factorization of 18137

Prime Factorization of 18154

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18137 and 18154.

LCM(18137,18154) = 7¹ × 2591¹ × 2¹ × 29¹ × 313¹
LCM(18137,18154) = 329259098