What is the Least Common Multiple of 18361 and 18376?

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 18361 and 18376 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18361 and 18376, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18361,18376) = 1
LCM(18361,18376) = ( 18361 × 18376) / 1
LCM(18361,18376) = 337401736 / 1
LCM(18361,18376) = 337401736

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18361 and 18376 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18361 and 18376. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18361 and 18376.

Prime Factorization of 18361

Prime Factorization of 18376

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18361 and 18376.

LCM(18361,18376) = 7¹ × 43¹ × 61¹ × 2³ × 2297¹
LCM(18361,18376) = 337401736