What is the Least Common Multiple of 18604 and 18616?

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 18604 and 18616 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18604 and 18616, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18604,18616) = 4
LCM(18604,18616) = ( 18604 × 18616) / 4
LCM(18604,18616) = 346332064 / 4
LCM(18604,18616) = 86583016

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18604 and 18616 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18604 and 18616. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18604 and 18616.

Prime Factorization of 18604

Prime Factorization of 18616

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18604 and 18616.

LCM(18604,18616) = 2³ × 4651¹ × 13¹ × 179¹
LCM(18604,18616) = 86583016