What is the Least Common Multiple of 18403 and 18416?

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 18403 and 18416 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18403 and 18416, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18403,18416) = 1
LCM(18403,18416) = ( 18403 × 18416) / 1
LCM(18403,18416) = 338909648 / 1
LCM(18403,18416) = 338909648

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18403 and 18416 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18403 and 18416. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18403 and 18416.

Prime Factorization of 18403

Prime Factorization of 18416

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18403 and 18416.

LCM(18403,18416) = 7¹ × 11¹ × 239¹ × 2⁴ × 1151¹
LCM(18403,18416) = 338909648