What is the Least Common Multiple of 18339 and 18347?

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 18339 and 18347 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18339 and 18347, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18339,18347) = 1
LCM(18339,18347) = ( 18339 × 18347) / 1
LCM(18339,18347) = 336465633 / 1
LCM(18339,18347) = 336465633

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18339 and 18347 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18339 and 18347. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18339 and 18347.

Prime Factorization of 18339

Prime Factorization of 18347

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18339 and 18347.

LCM(18339,18347) = 3¹ × 6113¹ × 7¹ × 2621¹
LCM(18339,18347) = 336465633