What is the Least Common Multiple of 18730 and 18739?

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 18730 and 18739 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18730 and 18739, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18730,18739) = 1
LCM(18730,18739) = ( 18730 × 18739) / 1
LCM(18730,18739) = 350981470 / 1
LCM(18730,18739) = 350981470

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18730 and 18739 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18730 and 18739. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18730 and 18739.

Prime Factorization of 18730

Prime Factorization of 18739

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18730 and 18739.

LCM(18730,18739) = 2¹ × 5¹ × 1873¹ × 7¹ × 2677¹
LCM(18730,18739) = 350981470