What is the Least Common Multiple of 18398 and 18418?

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 18418 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 18418, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18398,18418) = 2
LCM(18398,18418) = ( 18398 × 18418) / 2
LCM(18398,18418) = 338854364 / 2
LCM(18398,18418) = 169427182

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18398 and 18418 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18398 and 18418. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18398 and 18418.

Prime Factorization of 18398

Prime Factorization of 18418

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18398 and 18418.

LCM(18398,18418) = 2¹ × 9199¹ × 9209¹
LCM(18398,18418) = 169427182