What is the Least Common Multiple of 18370 and 18377?

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 18370 and 18377 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18370 and 18377, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18370,18377) = 1
LCM(18370,18377) = ( 18370 × 18377) / 1
LCM(18370,18377) = 337585490 / 1
LCM(18370,18377) = 337585490

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18370 and 18377 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18370 and 18377. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18370 and 18377.

Prime Factorization of 18370

Prime Factorization of 18377

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18370 and 18377.

LCM(18370,18377) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 11¹ × 167¹ × 17¹ × 23¹ × 47¹
LCM(18370,18377) = 337585490