What is the Least Common Multiple of 18351 and 18364?

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 18351 and 18364 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18351 and 18364, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18351,18364) = 1
LCM(18351,18364) = ( 18351 × 18364) / 1
LCM(18351,18364) = 336997764 / 1
LCM(18351,18364) = 336997764

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18351 and 18364 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18351 and 18364. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18351 and 18364.

Prime Factorization of 18351

Prime Factorization of 18364

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18351 and 18364.

LCM(18351,18364) = 3² × 2039¹ × 2² × 4591¹
LCM(18351,18364) = 336997764