What is the Least Common Multiple of 18447 and 18454?

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 18447 and 18454 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18447 and 18454, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18447,18454) = 1
LCM(18447,18454) = ( 18447 × 18454) / 1
LCM(18447,18454) = 340420938 / 1
LCM(18447,18454) = 340420938

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18447 and 18454 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18447 and 18454. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18447 and 18454.

Prime Factorization of 18447

Prime Factorization of 18454

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18447 and 18454.

LCM(18447,18454) = 3¹ × 11¹ × 13¹ × 43¹ × 2¹ × 9227¹
LCM(18447,18454) = 340420938