What is the Least Common Multiple of 18662 and 18667?

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 18662 and 18667 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18662 and 18667, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18662,18667) = 1
LCM(18662,18667) = ( 18662 × 18667) / 1
LCM(18662,18667) = 348363554 / 1
LCM(18662,18667) = 348363554

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18662 and 18667 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18662 and 18667. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18662 and 18667.

Prime Factorization of 18662

Prime Factorization of 18667

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18662 and 18667.

LCM(18662,18667) = 2¹ × 7¹ × 31¹ × 43¹ × 11¹ × 1697¹
LCM(18662,18667) = 348363554