What is the Least Common Multiple of 18353 and 18365?

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 18353 and 18365 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18353 and 18365, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18353,18365) = 1
LCM(18353,18365) = ( 18353 × 18365) / 1
LCM(18353,18365) = 337052845 / 1
LCM(18353,18365) = 337052845

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18353 and 18365 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18353 and 18365. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18353 and 18365.

Prime Factorization of 18353

Prime Factorization of 18365

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18353 and 18365.

LCM(18353,18365) = 18353¹ × 5¹ × 3673¹
LCM(18353,18365) = 337052845