What is the Least Common Multiple of 18318 and 18335?

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 18318 and 18335 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18318 and 18335, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18318,18335) = 1
LCM(18318,18335) = ( 18318 × 18335) / 1
LCM(18318,18335) = 335860530 / 1
LCM(18318,18335) = 335860530

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18318 and 18335 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18318 and 18335. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18318 and 18335.

Prime Factorization of 18318

Prime Factorization of 18335

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18318 and 18335.

LCM(18318,18335) = 2¹ × 3¹ × 43¹ × 71¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 193¹
LCM(18318,18335) = 335860530