What is the Least Common Multiple of 18398 and 18410?

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 18398 and 18410 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18398 and 18410, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18398,18410) = 2
LCM(18398,18410) = ( 18398 × 18410) / 2
LCM(18398,18410) = 338707180 / 2
LCM(18398,18410) = 169353590

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18398 and 18410 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18398 and 18410. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18398 and 18410.

Prime Factorization of 18398

Prime Factorization of 18410

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18398 and 18410.

LCM(18398,18410) = 2¹ × 9199¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 263¹
LCM(18398,18410) = 169353590