What is the Least Common Multiple of 18415 and 18430?

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 18415 and 18430 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18415 and 18430, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18415,18430) = 5
LCM(18415,18430) = ( 18415 × 18430) / 5
LCM(18415,18430) = 339388450 / 5
LCM(18415,18430) = 67877690

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18415 and 18430 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18415 and 18430. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18415 and 18430.

Prime Factorization of 18415

Prime Factorization of 18430

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18415 and 18430.

LCM(18415,18430) = 5¹ × 29¹ × 127¹ × 2¹ × 19¹ × 97¹
LCM(18415,18430) = 67877690