What is the Least Common Multiple of 18348 and 18367?

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 18348 and 18367 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18348 and 18367, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18348,18367) = 1
LCM(18348,18367) = ( 18348 × 18367) / 1
LCM(18348,18367) = 336997716 / 1
LCM(18348,18367) = 336997716

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18348 and 18367 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18348 and 18367. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18348 and 18367.

Prime Factorization of 18348

Prime Factorization of 18367

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18348 and 18367.

LCM(18348,18367) = 2² × 3¹ × 11¹ × 139¹ × 18367¹
LCM(18348,18367) = 336997716