What is the Least Common Multiple of 18389 and 18393?

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 18389 and 18393 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18389 and 18393, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18389,18393) = 1
LCM(18389,18393) = ( 18389 × 18393) / 1
LCM(18389,18393) = 338228877 / 1
LCM(18389,18393) = 338228877

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18389 and 18393 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18389 and 18393. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18389 and 18393.

Prime Factorization of 18389

Prime Factorization of 18393

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18389 and 18393.

LCM(18389,18393) = 7¹ × 37¹ × 71¹ × 3¹ × 6131¹
LCM(18389,18393) = 338228877