What is the Least Common Multiple of 18309 and 18326?

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 18309 and 18326 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18309 and 18326, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18309,18326) = 17
LCM(18309,18326) = ( 18309 × 18326) / 17
LCM(18309,18326) = 335530734 / 17
LCM(18309,18326) = 19737102

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18309 and 18326 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18309 and 18326. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18309 and 18326.

Prime Factorization of 18309

Prime Factorization of 18326

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18309 and 18326.

LCM(18309,18326) = 3¹ × 17¹ × 359¹ × 2¹ × 7² × 11¹
LCM(18309,18326) = 19737102