What is the Least Common Multiple of 18335 and 18343?

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 18335 and 18343 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18335 and 18343, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18335,18343) = 1
LCM(18335,18343) = ( 18335 × 18343) / 1
LCM(18335,18343) = 336318905 / 1
LCM(18335,18343) = 336318905

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18335 and 18343 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18335 and 18343. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18335 and 18343.

Prime Factorization of 18335

Prime Factorization of 18343

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18335 and 18343.

LCM(18335,18343) = 5¹ × 19¹ × 193¹ × 13¹ × 17¹ × 83¹
LCM(18335,18343) = 336318905