What is the Least Common Multiple of 18782 and 18798?

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 18782 and 18798 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18782 and 18798, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18782,18798) = 2
LCM(18782,18798) = ( 18782 × 18798) / 2
LCM(18782,18798) = 353064036 / 2
LCM(18782,18798) = 176532018

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18782 and 18798 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18782 and 18798. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18782 and 18798.

Prime Factorization of 18782

Prime Factorization of 18798

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18782 and 18798.

LCM(18782,18798) = 2¹ × 9391¹ × 3¹ × 13¹ × 241¹
LCM(18782,18798) = 176532018