What is the Least Common Multiple of 18185 and 18204?

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 18185 and 18204 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18185 and 18204, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18185,18204) = 1
LCM(18185,18204) = ( 18185 × 18204) / 1
LCM(18185,18204) = 331039740 / 1
LCM(18185,18204) = 331039740

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18185 and 18204 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18185 and 18204. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18185 and 18204.

Prime Factorization of 18185

Prime Factorization of 18204

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18185 and 18204.

LCM(18185,18204) = 5¹ × 3637¹ × 2² × 3¹ × 37¹ × 41¹
LCM(18185,18204) = 331039740