What is the Least Common Multiple of 18271 and 18275?

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 18271 and 18275 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18271 and 18275, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18271,18275) = 1
LCM(18271,18275) = ( 18271 × 18275) / 1
LCM(18271,18275) = 333902525 / 1
LCM(18271,18275) = 333902525

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18271 and 18275 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18271 and 18275. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18271 and 18275.

Prime Factorization of 18271

Prime Factorization of 18275

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18271 and 18275.

LCM(18271,18275) = 11² × 151¹ × 5² × 17¹ × 43¹
LCM(18271,18275) = 333902525