What is the Least Common Multiple of 18327 and 18337?

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 18327 and 18337 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18327 and 18337, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18327,18337) = 1
LCM(18327,18337) = ( 18327 × 18337) / 1
LCM(18327,18337) = 336062199 / 1
LCM(18327,18337) = 336062199

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18327 and 18337 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18327 and 18337. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18327 and 18337.

Prime Factorization of 18327

Prime Factorization of 18337

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18327 and 18337.

LCM(18327,18337) = 3¹ × 41¹ × 149¹ × 11¹ × 1667¹
LCM(18327,18337) = 336062199