What is the Least Common Multiple of 18326 and 18333?

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 18326 and 18333 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18326 and 18333, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18326,18333) = 7
LCM(18326,18333) = ( 18326 × 18333) / 7
LCM(18326,18333) = 335970558 / 7
LCM(18326,18333) = 47995794

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18326 and 18333 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18326 and 18333. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18326 and 18333.

Prime Factorization of 18326

Prime Factorization of 18333

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18326 and 18333.

LCM(18326,18333) = 2¹ × 7² × 11¹ × 17¹ × 3³ × 97¹
LCM(18326,18333) = 47995794