What is the Least Common Multiple of 18355 and 18371?

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 18355 and 18371 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18355 and 18371, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18355,18371) = 1
LCM(18355,18371) = ( 18355 × 18371) / 1
LCM(18355,18371) = 337199705 / 1
LCM(18355,18371) = 337199705

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18355 and 18371 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18355 and 18371. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18355 and 18371.

Prime Factorization of 18355

Prime Factorization of 18371

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18355 and 18371.

LCM(18355,18371) = 5¹ × 3671¹ × 18371¹
LCM(18355,18371) = 337199705