What is the Least Common Multiple of 18306 and 18310?

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 18306 and 18310 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18306 and 18310, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18306,18310) = 2
LCM(18306,18310) = ( 18306 × 18310) / 2
LCM(18306,18310) = 335182860 / 2
LCM(18306,18310) = 167591430

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18306 and 18310 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18306 and 18310. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18306 and 18310.

Prime Factorization of 18306

Prime Factorization of 18310

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18306 and 18310.

LCM(18306,18310) = 2¹ × 3⁴ × 113¹ × 5¹ × 1831¹
LCM(18306,18310) = 167591430