What is the Least Common Multiple of 18151 and 18168?

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 18151 and 18168 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18151 and 18168, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18151,18168) = 1
LCM(18151,18168) = ( 18151 × 18168) / 1
LCM(18151,18168) = 329767368 / 1
LCM(18151,18168) = 329767368

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18151 and 18168 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18151 and 18168. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18151 and 18168.

Prime Factorization of 18151

Prime Factorization of 18168

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18151 and 18168.

LCM(18151,18168) = 7¹ × 2593¹ × 2³ × 3¹ × 757¹
LCM(18151,18168) = 329767368