What is the Least Common Multiple of 18410 and 18422?

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 18410 and 18422 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18410 and 18422, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18410,18422) = 2
LCM(18410,18422) = ( 18410 × 18422) / 2
LCM(18410,18422) = 339149020 / 2
LCM(18410,18422) = 169574510

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18410 and 18422 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18410 and 18422. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18410 and 18422.

Prime Factorization of 18410

Prime Factorization of 18422

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18410 and 18422.

LCM(18410,18422) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 7¹ × 263¹ × 61¹ × 151¹
LCM(18410,18422) = 169574510