What is the Least Common Multiple of 18818 and 18823?

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 18818 and 18823 with GCF Formula

The formula of LCM is LCM(a,b) = ( a × b) / GCF(a,b).
We need to calculate greatest common factor 18818 and 18823, than apply into the LCM equation.

GCF(18818,18823) = 1
LCM(18818,18823) = ( 18818 × 18823) / 1
LCM(18818,18823) = 354211214 / 1
LCM(18818,18823) = 354211214

Least Common Multiple (LCM) of 18818 and 18823 with Primes

Least common multiple can be found by multiplying the highest exponent prime factors of 18818 and 18823. First we will calculate the prime factors of 18818 and 18823.

Prime Factorization of 18818

Prime Factorization of 18823

Now multiplying the highest exponent prime factors to calculate the LCM of 18818 and 18823.

LCM(18818,18823) = 2¹ × 97² × 7¹ × 2689¹
LCM(18818,18823) = 354211214