What is the Least Common Multiple of 18803 and 18814?

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 18803 and 18814 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18803 and 18814, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18803,18814) = 1
LCM(18803,18814) = ( 18803 × 18814) / 1
LCM(18803,18814) = 353759642 / 1
LCM(18803,18814) = 353759642

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18803 and 18814 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18803 and 18814. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18803 and 18814.

Prime Factorization of 18803

Prime Factorization of 18814

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18803 and 18814.

LCM(18803,18814) = 18803¹ × 2¹ × 23¹ × 409¹
LCM(18803,18814) = 353759642