What is the Least Common Multiple of 18547 and 18566?

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 18547 and 18566 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18547 and 18566, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18547,18566) = 1
LCM(18547,18566) = ( 18547 × 18566) / 1
LCM(18547,18566) = 344343602 / 1
LCM(18547,18566) = 344343602

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18547 and 18566 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18547 and 18566. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18547 and 18566.

Prime Factorization of 18547

Prime Factorization of 18566

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18547 and 18566.

LCM(18547,18566) = 17¹ × 1091¹ × 2¹ × 9283¹
LCM(18547,18566) = 344343602