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What is the Least Common Multiple of 18756 and 18760?

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 (LCM) of 18756 and 18760 is 87965640.

LCM(18756,18760) = 87965640

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Least Common Multiple of 18756 and 18760 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18756 and 18760, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18756,18760) = 4
LCM(18756,18760) = ( 18756 × 18760) / 4
LCM(18756,18760) = 351862560 / 4
LCM(18756,18760) = 87965640

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18756 and 18760 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18756 and 18760. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18756 and 18760.

Prime Factorization of 18756

Prime factors of 18756 are 2, 3, 521. Prime factorization of 18756 in exponential form is:

18756 = 22 × 32 × 5211

Prime Factorization of 18760

Prime factors of 18760 are 2, 5, 7, 67. Prime factorization of 18760 in exponential form is:

18760 = 23 × 51 × 71 × 671

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18756 and 18760.

LCM(18756,18760) = 23 × 32 × 5211 × 51 × 71 × 671
LCM(18756,18760) = 87965640