What is the Least Common Multiple of 18815 and 18835?

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 18815 and 18835 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18815 and 18835, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18815,18835) = 5
LCM(18815,18835) = ( 18815 × 18835) / 5
LCM(18815,18835) = 354380525 / 5
LCM(18815,18835) = 70876105

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18815 and 18835 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18815 and 18835. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18815 and 18835.

Prime Factorization of 18815

Prime Factorization of 18835

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18815 and 18835.

LCM(18815,18835) = 5¹ × 53¹ × 71¹ × 3767¹
LCM(18815,18835) = 70876105