What is the Least Common Multiple of 18356 and 18372?

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 18356 and 18372 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18356 and 18372, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18356,18372) = 4
LCM(18356,18372) = ( 18356 × 18372) / 4
LCM(18356,18372) = 337236432 / 4
LCM(18356,18372) = 84309108

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18356 and 18372 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18356 and 18372. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18356 and 18372.

Prime Factorization of 18356

Prime Factorization of 18372

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18356 and 18372.

LCM(18356,18372) = 2² × 13¹ × 353¹ × 3¹ × 1531¹
LCM(18356,18372) = 84309108