What is the Least Common Multiple of 18186 and 18194?

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 18186 and 18194 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18186 and 18194, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18186,18194) = 2
LCM(18186,18194) = ( 18186 × 18194) / 2
LCM(18186,18194) = 330876084 / 2
LCM(18186,18194) = 165438042

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18186 and 18194 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18186 and 18194. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18186 and 18194.

Prime Factorization of 18186

Prime Factorization of 18194

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18186 and 18194.

LCM(18186,18194) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 7¹ × 433¹ × 11¹ × 827¹
LCM(18186,18194) = 165438042