What is the Least Common Multiple of 18430 and 18445?

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 18430 and 18445 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18430 and 18445, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18430,18445) = 5
LCM(18430,18445) = ( 18430 × 18445) / 5
LCM(18430,18445) = 339941350 / 5
LCM(18430,18445) = 67988270

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18430 and 18445 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18430 and 18445. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18430 and 18445.

Prime Factorization of 18430

Prime Factorization of 18445

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18430 and 18445.

LCM(18430,18445) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 19¹ × 97¹ × 7¹ × 17¹ × 31¹
LCM(18430,18445) = 67988270