What is the Least Common Multiple of 18285 and 18293?

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 18285 and 18293 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18285 and 18293, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18285,18293) = 1
LCM(18285,18293) = ( 18285 × 18293) / 1
LCM(18285,18293) = 334487505 / 1
LCM(18285,18293) = 334487505

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18285 and 18293 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18285 and 18293. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18285 and 18293.

Prime Factorization of 18285

Prime Factorization of 18293

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18285 and 18293.

LCM(18285,18293) = 3¹ × 5¹ × 23¹ × 53¹ × 11¹ × 1663¹
LCM(18285,18293) = 334487505