What is the Least Common Multiple of 18695 and 18702?

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 18695 and 18702 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18695 and 18702, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18695,18702) = 1
LCM(18695,18702) = ( 18695 × 18702) / 1
LCM(18695,18702) = 349633890 / 1
LCM(18695,18702) = 349633890

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18695 and 18702 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18695 and 18702. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18695 and 18702.

Prime Factorization of 18695

Prime Factorization of 18702

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18695 and 18702.

LCM(18695,18702) = 5¹ × 3739¹ × 2¹ × 3² × 1039¹
LCM(18695,18702) = 349633890