What is the Least Common Multiple of 18212 and 18230?

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 18212 and 18230 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18212 and 18230, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18212,18230) = 2
LCM(18212,18230) = ( 18212 × 18230) / 2
LCM(18212,18230) = 332004760 / 2
LCM(18212,18230) = 166002380

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18212 and 18230 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18212 and 18230. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18212 and 18230.

Prime Factorization of 18212

Prime Factorization of 18230

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18212 and 18230.

LCM(18212,18230) = 2² × 29¹ × 157¹ × 5¹ × 1823¹
LCM(18212,18230) = 166002380